Re: Fruiting p'stem rotting
This is from pitangadiego Encanto Farms .
The banana plant only flowers once and then it dies. I leave the old plant as long is it has green leaves, on the theory that it is still contributing energy to the mat (group). When the leaves have faded, and the trunk begins to desiccate, I remove it in stages, till only the old corm remains. Some varieties, e.g. Belle, may have green leaves for close to a year. With others the trunk and leaves will barely last long enough to mature the fruit.
I wonder if the D.cavendish is in the last group Jon mentions
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