JCA433

I think I understand what others here mentioned here with reference to the pithy core in namwa bananas. I have experienced this for the first time but only on 10 to 20 percent of the bananas picked so far. This bunch began in December and ripened in April. The last two bunches had no bananas with a hard core so it must be related to growing conditions. Maybe some of them dry out in cooler weather during winter? It could also be a nutrient issue because I did not fertilize as much this winter. I have another Namwa bunch that will ripen in about a month so it will be interesting to see if it has any bananas with harder core. Namwa is still my favorite banana though and not bothered by the harder core on a few of the bananas. This issue has only appeared on the most recent bunch and only on a small percentage. Most of them are normal.