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welmij · 10-05-2008, 09:52 AM

My name is Jim. I live in Houston and am new to growing Bananas.

I have 2 Dwarf Cavendish and one Ice Cream plants. One of the Dwarf Cavendish is very close to blooming from what I can tell from what I have read about them.

I would appreciate what advice anyone is willing to give on what to do. I especially think I need to find some "blue bags" to protect the fruit if it manages to happen and need some info on resources.

Thanks in advance.

Chironex · 10-05-2008, 03:11 PM

Hi Jim, Welcome to Bananas! The bags are mainly to aid in ripening as the plants are sterile. Whether they are blue, green or red, really makes no difference from what I have read. While it has a reason for commercial growers, most of the backyard growers don't bag them at all. Good luck!
What you may want to do is build some supports to prop the bunch. There are several posts here about that, just search for key word prop or support, you'll find lots of posts.

mike · 10-05-2008, 03:37 PM

Hi Jim and welcome. I am glad you asked about the bags. I was thinking about asking also. I just wanted to see if I will get a different result on the fruit size, ripening time, and the over all look of the fruit. I looked locally but was not able to find any. I noticed that there are some sold online by people or companies I dont know anything about. Any members that have used the bags or know a good place to get them please post. Again welcome Jim to a great place for info and pics.

JCDerrick · 10-05-2008, 03:42 PM

Welcome to the site Jim. You'll be spending a lot of time here; I just joined last month and I'm already hooked. Be sure to post some photos of the Cavendish once it blooms.

mskitty38583 · 10-06-2008, 09:04 AM

welcome to the org!

Kylie2x · 10-08-2008, 03:07 PM

Hey!!!!
A Big ole Welcome to ya!!! Congrats on your bloom I hope you will post some pic's...I look forward to seeing you around!
Kylie

lorax · 10-08-2008, 04:54 PM

Welcome aboard!

You probably won't need to bag your fruit unless it's outdoors and you have a real problem with small birds or bats that have an affinity for banana fruit. Here in Ecuador, big commercial growers like Dole and Chiquita bag the fruit to avoid its being prematurely eaten by the wildlife and to avoid sunburn on the uppermost hands. It's fairly unlikely that you'll run into these problems....

However, if you are still set on bagging the fruit, the clearish blue plastic bags sold at the grocery store, for recycling or whatnot, are a good substitute to the industrial ones, provided that you perforate them a bit before you cover the fruit.

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