Banana Production

Banana is cultivated by its suckers. The suckers are taken to the gardens after clearing, cleaning and holes are dug out. They are planted one each in the holes. The yellow banana is special that the bigger suckers are desirable to plant than the young and thin ones. The planting is done just before the drying season comes to a close. As soon as the wet season sets in the suckers began to produce leaves. The leaves shoot out from the Pseudostem. The crop is one crop that grows without much human attention. The plant reaches maturity after 15 months. The inflorence of the plant began after 15 months. When the fruit begins to show then a close attention to it is required. The bunch of bananas turn dark to yellowish green is the sign of readiness. This particular banana plant has a very big bunches compared to other bananas. It is also kept till the season for planting new crops in the gardens. What the people of Tonguboc called Sa Psci which implies that the yellow banana. In every banana plot of the village the particular banana is grown. It shows its distinction and specialty to the Tonguboc villagers. The banana is reserved for special occasions such as the pig killing, opening of new house, bride payment, Christmas festive, Easter and so on.