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Old 05-04-2016, 07:08 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Banana Mould on stem

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Originally Posted by Kegas76 View Post
By stem I think he means the part of the hand that joins the fingers together. Notice in the ripe picture how black the joint is, in the green photo the joint is starting to form a black crescent.

I think the trick to avoid this is to eat them now that they are ripe. Maybe snip the fingers off the hands to ripen as loose fruit?
Thank you, That is what a I meant. Do you know the specific name for it?

I have a small farm of 1Ha that are currently growing these Bananas. All bananas produce the same result with the black mould on top.

is there any trick to stop it from moulding on the stem?
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