Looks great!!! I wouldn't change too much what you did worked great!! I have tried both ways when I cover mine. I have bent down leaves thinking they would add insulation to the banana. I have cut all leaves off at the Pstem after the first frost. Cutting at the Pstem is better for me but my plants stay in the ground. It will be interesting to see what works better for you storing it dry. I really hope you get close to ripe bananas before your first frost. It's gonna be cool to see if both our bunches fill and ripen at the same speed.
Here is the comparison bunch. 9 hands. 11 fingers on first hand.
A new huge flower from a dwarf Orinoco.
Yard stick next to the huge new flower. It's the biggest ever. The pictures really don't do it justice. The top of the bunch stalk where it comes out of the Pstem is bigger around than a coke can!!
