This healthy banana plant is growing under a natal fig tree (omutuba in Luganda) a big root of which was chopped into two to create room for the deep and wide hole in which the sucker was planted. Because the ground is stony and rocky, the deep hole was backfilled with loam soil and a bit of animal dung.
According to Kasasa, the green peasant gardener “… the end of the big root that remains attached to the tree constantly “sheds its tears” into the hole thus watering the plant to an amazing degree. The thick weeds will be hand-harvested to form a layer of mulch around the plant. The moderate-shade tree allows in enough light for the plant to thrive. So it’s possible to grow food without killing the tree.” Scatter the plants in relatively sunny spots within the woodland. #WhispersofNature