Originally Posted by sharpstick

here is my bamboo version of the same thing:
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it is lashed at the crossing point with jute rope. a loop is at the top that acts as a crude pulley to adjust the rope that loops down for support of the stalk. hopefully this will prevent the tree from breaking in half and falling over like the last one did!
i was able to prop that one up though. i watched very carefully. (a previous one started to turn yellow and the next morning it had been devoured by unknown nocturnal assailants) as soon as the slightest sign of yellow appeared, i cut off that hand and took it indoors. i would put one or two bananas in a paper bag with an apple to ripen it in a day or two. this allowed me to space out the ripening.