My Ice Cream bananas! - Page 2

Bananaman88 · 07-09-2008, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TTP, Fred

For any others who have successfully grown Ice Cream bananas, was it also your experience that it took 8 months for the fruit to ripen?

Mine put fruit out at the beginning of June--14 months after I planted them--and I can't fathom having to wait until February (assuming no freeze here in the Houston area).

Mike,

I can't say for certain, having never grown Ice Cream before now, but I can't imagine you will have to wait 8 months for them to ripen. As we discussed before, when some of my bananas have flowered in July here in the Houston area, I've just cut them once cold weather really threatens (usually in Dec.) and brought them inside. This gave them approx. 3-4 months to mature and they have ripened fine-although slowly- inside for me. Feel free to give me a call if you start to get concerned.

microfarmer · 07-09-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AnnaJW

The plants bloomed in November. I was very concerned they wouldn't get through the winter.

I don't consider the dormant season as part of the growing season, 'cause bananas are not growing. It's hard to pin down how many months out of a year constitutes a growing season. About 8 for me...

MediaHound · 07-09-2008, 07:05 PM

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