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Old 01-09-2020, 01:02 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: new to growing bananas, are these ice-cream ready to pick

The main plant has green leaves as opposed to say a plant that has been through a light freeze/frost which kills the leaves (turns brown) but not the main pstem (trunk). Without green leaves further development of the bunch is very, very, very slow. You are in good shape.

Yeah, cut the plant down after harvesting. It has completed its life cycle and is finished. The pups will take the main plant's place in the coming year. Some people like to keep maybe 1/2 the main plant for a while to power the pups like a batterry. I cut it down and chop it up to return the nutrients to the soil. Takes a couple months for it to break down in Florida during the winter.
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