Maurice's Edible Backyard

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Banana2 - Hi John I, why is it recommended to cut the bell 25-30 cm after the last hand, in fact why cut the bell off at all? Also is it necessary to cover the bananas with a bag during ripening particularly in Melbourne. I presume it would be to protect them from..4469 days 12hrs
Banana2 - Hi Brendan, that's such a shame that the storm felled your banana tree. I was a bit worried a similar thing would happen last night to my tree as it is already leaning at about 30 degree from vertical. I even thought I heard some slight cracking sounds a..4473 days 6hrs
Banana2 - Hi John, thanks for the info. thats very reassuring to know. It seems there may still be a few more male hands to come then judging by the petals that still haven't opened. Now when you state 20-30cm from the last hand r u referring to the female or male..4476 days 12hrs
Banana2 - Hi all just giving an update on the banana tree. After producing approximately 10 hands, the last 4 hands seem very stunted and flat and they have not gone a healthy green but have stayed yellow. The little fellas on the last hand seem are very limp and a..4477 days 6hrs
Banana2 - I have a pup next to the flowering plant that is virtually as tall and has a very similar if not larger diameter at its base even though it is probably about 9 months behind. I did remove a few suckers last year but have left all recent pups, they are fai..4480 days 7hrs