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Old 11-19-2008, 09:36 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: Id for this long bunch of bananas pls!

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Originally Posted by momoese View Post
Couldn't one just leave the bunch on the plant and harvest fingers or hands from the top down as they grow and ripen?
You may be able to, but as I have seen, the plant has lots of problems, such as it will sometimes switch back and forth multiple times between the male and female flowers, so you will get a patchy bunch with empty spots. Also, it can sometimes hit the ground in which case you would probably want to cut it. I suppose if you managed it and took very good care of it, you may be able to harvest a lot of small fruits over a long period of time, grow one and find out!
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