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Old 10-08-2015, 02:29 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Default Re: (YouTube Video) Growing Bananas in Florida - "Namwa", "Ice Cream", "Misi Luki"

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Originally Posted by robguz24 View Post
Why would removing hands make them ripen more quickly? I've never heard that and I can't come up with any reason why it would have that impact. Namwah are always about 5 months for me.
If I let all 10 hands develop, I would be throwing away underdeveloped fruit around Thanksgiving. I would rather get 3-5 hands late in the season than none at all. If it were earlier in the year I would not prune them off. Your in Hawaii so I imagine you have bigger bunches that will take longer to fill in. 120 days is typical for me. A little less with 3-4 hands.
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