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Old 07-22-2017, 03:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Default Had this happen. What should I do?

Well my banana plant broke and the stem that holds the fruit split in the middle. Should I cut off the hands?

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Old 07-22-2017, 07:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Can you post a photo so we can see what stage it was at and how bad the damage is?
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yes...cut the bunch and then chop down the plant.

They look like Orinoco or a frying type.

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Cut them down and stick them in a paper bag with a couple apples. They will turn yellow in a week or so. Sometimes Orinoco doesn't turn yellow for me when picked early and will go from green to Black hanging. I recommend ripening a hand at a time as you need them. As they yellow I normally take the yellow hand out and place a next green hand in! Fresh bananas for the next month!

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If there is any connection in the flower stem to the bunch, let them be. They will continue to mature and then ripen if there is still some connection left.
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