I have 3 banana clumps and all of them made bunches late last year. After the frost from a couple weeks ago, I’m looking for advice on what to do with them.
The Namwa was earliest to fruit and the bananas in the bunch are green and plump. This has always been the healthiest clump and while most of the outer leafs are brown, there are still a good amount of green from inner leafs and from the shorter pups. I’m planning on leaving this one to ripen unless there is another recommendation.
The Grand Nain is in worse shape. This is actually the first time it’s fruited and it was planted almost 3 years ago. The bananas in the bunch are not fully plump yet. There is a green leaf on the pup and also some emerging pups.
The Gros Michel grew quick and fruited in 9 months but seemed to only hold onto 8 or so leafs. It wasn’t looking great before the frost and now the mother has little green on its leafs. The pups are pushing out green leafs. The bananas on this bunch are still thin.
Should I leave the bunches hanging or would it be better to remove them and let that energy go to the next one to fruit? Will a fruit ripen if only pups in the clump have green leafs?
Topic: What To Do With Bananas After Cold (Read 908 times)