JoeReal

plus, most edible banana cultivars have very weak leaves that are never worthy of making them into mats or hats. When we were kids, we sometimes weave them into mats or hats for practice or temporary use during picnics, and weave them also to carry water, or for fancy hats but it is used only for the day. Very good for playing.


You can also use them to wax the iron when ironing clothes. Simply press the iron over the banana leaves until it becomes shiny and the flat iron will slide easily through during ironing.

When using banana leaves as wrappers for food and other purposes, you can make them very strong by passing the green leaves over flame or burner flame so that they change into waxy darker color. It makes them pliable and more resistant to tearing off.

And still, in some cultivars like the saba, you can use the tender young leaves as vegetables.