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sputinc7 · 11-24-2017, 10:26 AM

Make sure they get enough water during the dry season, that will help. Also, bananas need a lot of potassium to fill in, otherwise it takes longer. My Brazilians used to take 6 months, but last time I gave them extra potassium after flowering (Like Ty suggested.) and they were filled pretty good when I cut them after only 3 months before the hurricane last summer. I was surprised by that.

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