MULCHING

Organic matter is essential for plantain cultivation.  External sources of mulch can consist of elephant grass, which is rich in potassium, or cassava peelings, wood shaving, palm bunch refuse, dried weeds, kitchen refuse and so on .

Collecting of mulch, it expensive in time of labor and transport. The most convenient source consists of plants growing inside the plantain fields. Suitable much materials can be obtained from trees which were slashed when the fields were cleared and which are growing again.