https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/banana-paper-could-help-fight-a-common-potato-pest/ Farm. Food. Life. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/banana-paper-could-help-fight-a-common-potato-pest/#comment-41188 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:52:33 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145818#comment-41188 where do I buy these banana wraps? Think wrapping in banana skins will do the same?

]]> https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/banana-paper-could-help-fight-a-common-potato-pest/#comment-41186 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:44:48 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145818#comment-41186 The paper system works by absorbing certain chemicals. Is this somehow specific to the banana plant paper, or could other materials be used instead? (Of course it is good to use the banana tree fibers that would otherwise go to waste, but in many places where potatoes are grown, banana anything will never be a locally produced item.)

]]> https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/banana-paper-could-help-fight-a-common-potato-pest/#comment-41072 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:45:41 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145818#comment-41072 Would wrapping a potato in a banana leaf reap the same benefits as banana paper? Where can banana paper be purchased or how can it be manufactured?

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