bananas ripening still in trunk

Juliet · 09-09-2013, 12:30 AM

I am new to this site so hello! My dwarf cavendish is growing in my greenhouse and this is the third bunch of bananas that I have had. The same thing always happens however which is the bananas never completely grow out of the trunk and hang down. The flower dries up but the bananas keep growing and s l o w l y grow and develop coming out of the trunk. All the pictures I see of bananas show the bananas hanging down with the flower. It gets very hot in my greenhouse so I'm wondering if the heat is stunting the growth. Am I not fertilizing enough? The leaves are huge and are up to 2' wide. When a banana ripens I pick it and eat it -yum- but what's wrong? Last harvest some of the bananas were starting to get black on the tops so I panicked and cut the trunk down and ripped the bark away to show all the hands of the bananas still developing. It was really very cool looking and most did eventually ripen though many were obviously underdeveloped. I'd love your insight!

Abnshrek · 09-09-2013, 12:48 AM

Hello & Welcome.. I couldn't tell you I don't grow DC.. glad you get a harvest.. :^)

sunfish · 09-09-2013, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Juliet

I am new to this site so hello! My dwarf cavendish is growing in my greenhouse and this is the third bunch of bananas that I have had. The same thing always happens however which is the bananas never completely grow out of the trunk and hang down. The flower dries up but the bananas keep growing and s l o w l y grow and develop coming out of the trunk. All the pictures I see of bananas show the bananas hanging down with the flower. It gets very hot in my greenhouse so I'm wondering if the heat is stunting the growth. Am I not fertilizing enough? The leaves are huge and are up to 2' wide. When a banana ripens I pick it and eat it -yum- but what's wrong? Last harvest some of the bananas were starting to get black on the tops so I panicked and cut the trunk down and ripped the bark away to show all the hands of the bananas still developing. It was really very cool looking and most did eventually ripen though many were obviously underdeveloped. I'd love your insight!

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Jose263 · 09-09-2013, 05:25 PM

Juliett- just wondering what type N-P-K fertilizer are you feeding your DC?

JERICO · 09-16-2013, 12:07 PM

Hey Juliet!
Welcome to the bunch!

09-09-2013, 12:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Juliet Find me on the map! Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 2 BananaBucks : 2,754 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	bananas ripening still in trunk I am new to this site so hello! My dwarf cavendish is growing in my greenhouse and this is the third bunch of bananas that I have had. The same thing always happens however which is the bananas never completely grow out of the trunk and hang down. The flower dries up but the bananas keep growing and s l o w l y grow and develop coming out of the trunk. All the pictures I see of bananas show the bananas hanging down with the flower. It gets very hot in my greenhouse so I'm wondering if the heat is stunting the growth. Am I not fertilizing enough? The leaves are huge and are up to 2' wide. When a banana ripens I pick it and eat it -yum- but what's wrong? Last harvest some of the bananas were starting to get black on the tops so I panicked and cut the trunk down and ripped the bark away to show all the hands of the bananas still developing. It was really very cool looking and most did eventually ripen though many were obviously underdeveloped. I'd love your insight! __________________ Juliet

09-09-2013, 12:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Abnshrek Happy Growing Abnshrek 's Photo Gallery Location: Beaumont Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, but 9b weather.. Name: Migael / Michael Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,492 BananaBucks : 196,561 Feedback: 45 / 100% Said "Thanks" 10,447 Times Was Thanked 16,440 Times in 5,237 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,318 Times	Re: bananas ripening still in trunk Hello & Welcome.. I couldn't tell you I don't grow DC.. glad you get a harvest.. :^) __________________ I'm a Nannerhead :^)

09-09-2013, 05:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jose263 Jose263's Photo Gallery Location: Gulf Coast Mississippi Find me on the map! Zone: 9a Name: TJ Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 522 BananaBucks : 42,073 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,135 Times Was Thanked 713 Times in 357 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 149 Times	Re: bananas ripening still in trunk Juliett- just wondering what type N-P-K fertilizer are you feeding your DC? __________________ Growing: Orinoco, Rajapuri, Dwarf Cav, SDC, TT, Dwarf Red, Dwarf Namwah, Tall Namwah (aka Ice Cream), Dwarf Brazilian, Veinte Cohol, California Gold, Double Mohai, NOT-Goldfinger, Gran Nain, Velutina

09-16-2013, 12:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
JERICO Location: Alabama Zone: 8 Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 77 BananaBucks : 4,250 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 67 Times Was Thanked 50 Times in 35 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 60 Times	Re: bananas ripening still in trunk Hey Juliet! Welcome to the bunch! __________________ Sorry, we have no bananas today! Varieties Growing in Zone 8: Ice Cream, Raja Puri, Gran Nain, Williams, Cavendish, Mekong giant, Basjoo, Double Mahoi, Ensete Snow, Viente Cohol, Saba, FHIA-3 Sweetheart, Thousand Finger, and one BIG mystery Banana.

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