banana fingers splitting

nickmccann · 08-08-2019, 08:23 AM

does anyone know what would cause plumped out fingers to split vertically and subsequently rot prior to ripening?

edwmax · 08-08-2019, 12:56 PM

Depends on the variety, some do that because thin skins. Others could be because of growing too fast and/or too much water (???). So it would be best to pick the bunch once they are filled out and ripen on the counter.

Post a picture of the bunch.

Gabe15 · 08-08-2019, 10:44 PM

this is normal for mature fruit, some varieties do it more easily than others. The cure is to harvest earlier.

Nicolas Naranja · 08-12-2019, 04:23 PM

I've noticed with plantains it is more of a problem with heavy rain saturating the soil in hot conditions. But as was pointed out elsewhere, the cure is to harvest earlier.

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