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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Wrong Way to Support Banana Bunch :-(
« on: August 10, 2022, 08:15:33 PM »Hi Waterbug,
Jon from Encanto Farms Nursery has a great post for banana growing. He says "even if the plant is 'folded' by wind damage, as long as there is some connection remaining in the flower stem, the fruit will ripen normally. It is better to leave the damaged stalk 'as is' rather than damaging it further by trying to straighten or move it."
He also shows how to build a support for the fruiting bunch using 2 inch PVC and a 45 degree elbow and proper placement of the support.
Link to the article:
http://webebananas.com/culture.html
Hope that bunch ripens properly for you.
Janet
Janet, the link and the quote are perfect. Exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks!
I will suppress my urge to "do something" and let the bananas be bananas.