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sputinc7 · 07-18-2017, 06:59 AM

Are you fertilizing regularly? They won't grow much without some source of food. Plenty of well composted manure works. Regular watering, but not too much, and sandy or some other well draining soil makes a big difference, too.
I used to live in Illinois, where we can grow most anything easily because of the good soil but bananas didn't do well because it held too much water, but I had one spot that was very sandy for some reason and the one I planted there grew much faster and bigger than all the rest.
Also, just to be sure, you do know bananas take several months to fill in and ripen, right? I like to let the first one turn yellow on the plant so I am sure they are done.

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