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Originally Posted by Want Them All
The weather is getting colder in my area. The size of the bananas seem to be larger, but they're not looking any more ripe than the 1st photo. Will the cold temps harm the fruits? When, or should I cut them off? These seem to take forever to ripen.
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You're telling me -- my Orinocos took a year to ripen!
Like Tony said, the longer you can leave them on the plant without them getting frost damaged, the more they will fill out and ripen properly. If you were only going to get a couple of frosts per winter, it might even be worth wrapping the bunch in a blanket on those night to allow them to stay on the plant to keep filling.