Thank for the warm welcome!
Botanical_Bryce thank you, such great advice there. I'll remember that one to keep three suckers. I am keeping all of the leaf piles around the base of the tree, pleased I'm on track.
beam2050, opps I'll remember that bananas are not trees, sort of like ships are not boats type thing
Does it make any difference in the care to what type of bananas you have? Previously I had Lady Fingers but this new lot is all Cavendish. Years ago it was illegal to grow Cavendish in Queensland unless you were a licenced grower. I was assured that it's now okay to grow Cavendish by the person who gave me the plants.