Re: When to harvest?
I don't know about a standard, but I let mine grow about 8-12 inches past the last hand before cutting and last time the rot got close to the last hand when cut closer to 8 inches (some experts say to remove the last hand minus one finger for bigger fingers on the rest but I have not tested that yet.) Some don't cut the bloom off at all, but it seems to make mine fill in quicker... Plus less weight...
I didn't know the rot would ruin the hands until I read it here as I was perusing older threads so keep reading to find out what else you didn't know you didn't know! 
I, too will be more careful of it in the future. Leaving a good 12 inches should be safe enough, though. I don't know if there's a difference between types on this topic.
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Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel.
What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.
Last edited by sputinc7 : 12-17-2016 at 02:42 PM.
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