Plantain stalk leachate
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Dark liquid draining from decomposing plantain stalks, rich in potassium according to the source, supplying partly decomposed organic matter and microorganisms.
Application description: Diluted, as a liquid fertiliser for the farm's crops.
Dose: 200 ml per litre of water (20%).
Do not use stalks from plants showing symptoms of Moko or other diseases, so as not to spread them across the farm.
1. Select stalks from freshly harvested bunches, discarding any showing symptoms of Moko (bacterial wilt).
2. Chop them and place them under cover on a grid, with a container or pipe to collect the liquid.
3. Do not add water: as they decompose, the stalks release a dark liquid.
4. Pour the collected leachate back over the heap 2 or 3 times a week to speed up decomposition.
5. Leave for at least 30 days and store in lidded plastic containers.
At least 30 days.
Dark brown liquid.
CARDER and Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira: booklet “Bioinsumos agroecológicos”, agroecological farmer school project in the upper Otún river basin (agreement 452 of 2020), Colombia: https://media2.utp.edu.co/oficinas/61/CARTILLA-ECA-2-1.pdf — recipe written in our own words.
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