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Old 02-19-2017, 06:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: stem breaking problem

The goal of "bracing" or "Propping" is to get the weight off the pseudostem. That mean that you have to support the weight of the bananas at the very highest point of the stem.





Pisang Ceylon will always need propping.
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