- Banana stalks take 90 to 120 days from flower production to mature fruit
- Signs of maturity of banana fruits are, fruit becomes plump and change in color of fruits from deep green to light green.
- Also after the banana ripens, fruit generally will look smoother or plumper and changes from square or sharp angular shape in cross section to a more rounded shape.
- Yield of the banana depends on the temperature, variety, moisture and culture practices
- Home growers normally harvest the banana before 10 days of ripening when it is in light green color to avoid damaging of the banana while harvesting.
- Harvesting bananas involves chopping down the whole tree.
- Once harvesting is done, store them in a cool, shady area and do not the refrigerate the Bananas.
- You can ripen them quickly in your home by storing them in a paper bag
- After harvesting, cut back the tree about a foot and let it dry out in order to allow new plant to grow again
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