Watering where it rarely rains

hanabananaman · 04-24-2013, 07:17 PM

I have 2 mats that are made up of cactus mix for the most part. This is my first spring with established banana plants and I have been giving each plant 15-20 gallons every 2 or 3 days but they just didnt seem vigorous enough. Well I thought back to last year and the incredible amount of water it took to saturate the new mats. I slowly soaked each mat for several hours and voila plants are much happier. Our ground gets so dry without rain that you may not know its dry down deep,the dry earth just wicks the water away.
I hope to soon have my first flower and I will have a friend show me how to include a photo. I wont be a caveman forever.

Hope this helps someone
Larry

PR-Giants · 04-24-2013, 08:11 PM

We went almost 3 months without rain during this past winter.
I had no choice but to water my citrus, didn't water my avocados and
they dropped most of their leaves but seem fine now. My mangos never
need to be watered, and after 2 months without rain I decided to water
most of my bananas a pint each per week. We do have high humidity so
even if it doesn't rain, water is never a major problem.

Nicolas Naranja · 04-24-2013, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PR-Giants

We went almost 3 months without rain during this past winter.
I had no choice but to water my citrus, didn't water my avocados and
they dropped most of their leaves but seem fine now. My mangos never
need to be watered, and after 2 months without rain I decided to water
most of my bananas a pint each per week. We do have high humidity so
even if it doesn't rain, water is never a major problem.

My avocado drops its leaves every year. But wow, 3 months without rain is a long time.

PR-Giants · 04-25-2013, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicolas Naranja

My avocado drops its leaves every year. But wow, 3 months without rain is a long time.

Almost 3 months, but when it rain we had over 12".
I don't measure past 12", not really a need to.

If you want to see an avocado in full bloom with very few leaves, I should
have a photo somewhere.

PR-Giants · 04-25-2013, 12:40 AM

Russell Avocado

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