{"id":3072,"date":"2025-05-14T15:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/?page_id=3072"},"modified":"2025-06-23T17:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:46:34","slug":"banana-circle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/?page_id=3072","title":{"rendered":"Banana Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.elementor-3072 .elementor-element.elementor-element-3a9ea68{--display:flex;}.elementor-3072 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6b178dc{--spacer-size:25px;}.elementor-3072 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0e83cee{--display:flex;}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-3072 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a87d3c0{text-align:center;}.elementor-3072 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1fr);--e-con-grid-template-rows:repeat(1, 1fr);--grid-auto-flow:row;}}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3072\" class=\"elementor elementor-3072\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9ea68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a9ea68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b178dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b178dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e83cee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e83cee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87d3c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a87d3c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BANANA CIRCLE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90206f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90206f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc3ecc e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3dc3ecc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ab584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ab584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>WHAT IS BANANA CIRCLE?<\/strong><\/h3><p>A Banana Circle is a sustainable farming technique that combines banana plants, compost, greywater, and companion crops in a circular layout that optimizes nutrient cycling, water retention, and space use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a143309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a143309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-13-at-21.00.44_77532cbe-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3077\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-13-at-21.00.44_77532cbe-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-13-at-21.00.44_77532cbe-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-13-at-21.00.44_77532cbe-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-13-at-21.00.44_77532cbe-425x319.jpg 425w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-13-at-21.00.44_77532cbe.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a2c33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1a2c33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc8072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"abc8072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4e960 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e4e960\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9012da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9012da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>BASIC CONCEPT<\/strong><\/h3><p>A circular pit, approximately 1 meter wide and 1 meter deep, is dug at the center and filled with organic materials such as kitchen scraps, dried leaves, and compost. Banana plants are planted in a ring around the pit, alongside other beneficial crops such as:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441e23a e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"441e23a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015495e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"015495e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-jdgarrettdotcom-18040977-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-jdgarrettdotcom-18040977-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-jdgarrettdotcom-18040977-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-jdgarrettdotcom-18040977-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-jdgarrettdotcom-18040977-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-jdgarrettdotcom-18040977-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-jdgarrettdotcom-18040977-425x319.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Long beans - natural nitrogen fixer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecee866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecee866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/dyah-miller-qSG84aqI6bs-unsplash-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3074\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/dyah-miller-qSG84aqI6bs-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/dyah-miller-qSG84aqI6bs-unsplash-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/dyah-miller-qSG84aqI6bs-unsplash-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/dyah-miller-qSG84aqI6bs-unsplash-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/dyah-miller-qSG84aqI6bs-unsplash-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/dyah-miller-qSG84aqI6bs-unsplash-425x282.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taro, galangal or tumeric - utilize underground soil layers<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df268a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df268a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-james-sebastian-2523011-5857658-scaled-e1747199537126-300x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-james-sebastian-2523011-5857658-scaled-e1747199537126-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-james-sebastian-2523011-5857658-scaled-e1747199537126-1024x782.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-james-sebastian-2523011-5857658-scaled-e1747199537126-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-james-sebastian-2523011-5857658-scaled-e1747199537126-1536x1174.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-james-sebastian-2523011-5857658-scaled-e1747199537126-425x325.jpg 425w, https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/pexels-james-sebastian-2523011-5857658-scaled-e1747199537126.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pandan or lemongrass - repels insects<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a0943 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3a0943\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2028811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2028811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edb3c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5edb3c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92e222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b92e222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FUNCTION OF THE CENTRAL PIT<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Collects rainwater and optionally greywater (mild wastewater from handwashing or kitchen rinsing, free from harmful chemicals)<\/li><li>Facilitates decomposition of organic matter into natural fertilize<\/li><li>Helps retain moisture, especially during dry seasons<\/li><\/ul><p>\u26a0\ufe0f <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>Note: Only use biodegradable greywater without strong detergents or grease.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2753058 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2753058\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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A Banana Circle is a sustainable farming technique that combines banana plants, compost, greywater, and companion crops in a circular layout that optimizes nutrient cycling, water retention, and space use. BASIC CONCEPT A circular pit, approximately 1 meter wide and 1 meter deep, is dug at the center and filled with organic materials such as kitchen scraps, dried leaves, and compost. Banana plants are planted in a ring around the pit, alongside other beneficial crops such as: Long beans &#8211; natural nitrogen fixer Taro, galangal or tumeric &#8211; utilize underground soil layers Pandan or lemongrass &#8211; repels insects FUNCTION<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/?page_id=3072\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":1622,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-fahimah","post-3072"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3072"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3136,"href":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3072\/revisions\/3136"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/institute.iium.edu.my\/planetiium\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}