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katykat · 12-01-2017, 03:04 PM

Hi Banana Experts,
I have two questions for you.

The first is whether anyone can ID my banana--it was sold as a Cavendish but the fruit doesn't look like that to me--please see the attached photos.

The second question is in regard to the fruit on this plant and our upcoming temps. I'm in 8B and the first hand of fruit arrived the first week in October. From what I've read on the forums, it's way too early for anything to be ripe, and as you can see, the fruit is still very green. However, our nightly temps are reaching the low 50s (70s and 80s during the day) and are forecast to hit the upper 30s next week. So what to do about my fruit? Pick it and hope something ripens? Is it even an edible variety?

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katykat Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 64 BananaBucks : 24,882 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 43 Times Was Thanked 58 Times in 20 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Weather forecast and banana ripening/ID question Hi Banana Experts, I have two questions for you. The first is whether anyone can ID my banana--it was sold as a Cavendish but the fruit doesn't look like that to me--please see the attached photos. The second question is in regard to the fruit on this plant and our upcoming temps. I'm in 8B and the first hand of fruit arrived the first week in October. From what I've read on the forums, it's way too early for anything to be ripe, and as you can see, the fruit is still very green. However, our nightly temps are reaching the low 50s (70s and 80s during the day) and are forecast to hit the upper 30s next week. So what to do about my fruit? Pick it and hope something ripens? Is it even an edible variety? Thanks![IMG][IMG][/IMG][/IMG]