I am making mulch from the plantains.

The truth is that I cannot put soft stems or leaves into the chipper/shredder,  and no sticks wider than 1 1/2 inches.  Today I chopped up soft stems, pealed the tattered leaf sides off, and placed both of these kinds of materials into the compost.  I am finding that I have more green compost than I thought I would have.

I chipped the dry stems, and will use this as mulch, along with some of the hand chopped wet stems.