Gardening kit: The pirate and his banana tree to sow - Radis et Capucine

You turn right twice, you take forty-five steps, you turn left, you take thirty-three steps and it is there at the foot of the banana tree that Black John the pirate buried his chest.Name of a leg Of wood ! The banana tree? We forgot to sow it...

Luckily it grows quickly. It's up to you, start the culture in your room with this complete kit. Don't waste a minute. There are no pits or seeds in bananas, as everyone knows because they eat them regularly. Except... when there are some, because certain ornamental species produce them. They are tough, dark in color, they look like stones. But despite their appearance, they germinate easily and it is easy to grow a banana tree at home. Plus, it's quick!

This planting kit contains:
- A pot of terracotta 5.5 cm in diameter
- A tablet of dehydrated and compressed coconut soil 3 cm in diameter
- Banana seeds.

Cultivation method:
- Soak the banana seed at least overnight before sowing, to facilitate germination.
- Soak the coconut soil tablet with approximately 6 times its volume of water. It swells immediately.
- Fill the growing pot with it and put a small part aside, it will be used to cover the seeds when sowing.
- Plant a seed 1 cm deep and close the hole .
- Water in fine rain and keep the soil moist, but not excessively, using a hand sprayer.
 Place the pot at 18-20°C inside the house, near a light source, as intense as possible.
- In a dozen days, the green tip of the young banana tree emerges from the ground.
- Place in full light, and in the warmth, the banana tree will be first repotted in a larger pot and taken out on sunny days, around April-May.

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