Banana cultivation can provide many benefits for us. Banana fruit this one is the type of fruit that most often we meet in the market, In Indonesia alone there are many types of bananas one of them is pisang kepok, the characteristics of banana kepok usually have a flat shape unlike most bananas that have a round shape and long. this kind of banana is very tasty and its many benefits.
Banana kepok not too good if consumed directly, if you want to enjoy the deliciousness of banana kepok this is, you can process it into food like banana chips, banana compote and by way of fried too. There are two types of banana yellow kepok and banana kepok putih. Usually banana kepok yellow has an expensive price, because it tastes better when compared with white kepok banana.
The way of cultivation of banana kepok very easy to be a reason for some farmers, especially my uncle to develop this banana cultivation. This banana kepok basically can grow anywhere, but to get the quality of the fruit better you have to choose the land that has been eligible to plant bananas on the planting land?
Step Banana Cultivation among others
In order for the banana in the cultivation can produce many fruits and also has good fruit quality, we can also follow the banana cultivation procedures in accordance with the standard way on the farm. Requirements Grow Banana kepok also should be noted how to plant a good. To maximize the results from good cultivation of banana kepok we need to pay attention to things that affect the growth of banana kepok for healthy bananas and fast harvest.
Basically for cultivation of banana kepok is the same with other types of banana cultivation. This banana jens can grow in wetlands and dry land, because bananas can store water reserves in the stem.
My advice do not plant banana trees on soil conditions that often experience erosion, this will disrupt the harvest on bananas that we will harvest later. you make sure the land to be planted bananas should have a high absorption of water, because bananas will be difficult to grow on land that has a salinity content of between 0.07% to 0.09%.
The Process of Banana Cultivation
1. Seedling
Choose a banana seedlings that have grown, because it already has flowers and tubers as a place to reserve food on bananas. Look for banana seeds whose leaves are still rolled up like spears because it's better than the seeds whose leaves have widened (open).
2. Planting Medium Processing
For the initial survey determining the land on bananas to be used for banana cultivation should take into account the climatic factors.
3. Planting banana kepok
In the case of planting banana seedlings should be the distance between the seeds should be wide so that the first 3 months can use the pattern of planting the aisle or intercropping between bananas. Intercropping plants can be vegetables or other crops such as coffee, cocoa, coconut and others. This will certainly provide a double advantage for us, For holes on the planting medium of banana should be made with size 50x50x50 cm. For spacing between bananas ranging from 3 × 3 meters.
4. Banana Tree Maintenance Process
Also important for thinning, usually one clump is filled only by 3-4 trees only. If there is more than that, you can do thinning process is by reducing the number of trees that are in 1 clump.
5.Paraan Pest and Disease
The solution immediately fix the sonotation on the rotten banana stem. In addition, diseases that often attack bananas are blood diseases, spots on banana leaves, panama, and shoots withered by bacteria bacillus and many
That's how successful for banana cultivation. What if you have a large area of land would be good if in use. You can use the empty land for cultivation of banana kepok or other plants.