Leaving the hearth does not add more hands to a bunch, rather it should be cut because it deprives the nutrients needed for fruit development and delays fruit maturity. The trunk of the mother tree should be left standing and not cut all the way down it will be the source of water and nutrition for the next suckers for them grow and bloom sooner.
sorry wrong info you should have cut the tip long time ago it will absolutely not form any more banana;s then the already formed fruit will start sooner to mature into thicker ones and ripen much sooner
Once the plant makes only female flowers (the small one you were pointing at) you can chop the rest off. It just takes nutrients away from the developing bananas. You should've cut 2 feet off that plant months ago.
when it only makes male* flowers. female flowers make fruit and males do nothing. I'd cut the main flower and use it for culinary purposes. after you start to see the flowers fall off with no small fruit forming then it will produce no more fruit. he says that each section would produce down the whole thing which as you know is untrue.
Glad you told me about the heart. Mine has a heart here in United States in Virginia and now some little flowers are coming out which I guess will be bananas!
no no, you would not get more hands sprouting from the tail end once the last one set. cutting the heart off does not prevent more banana hand to grow, it had already set. infact that one should be removed, it does not contribute any thing to the plant.
Brilliant! Thanks for that, I'm in New Zealand and although I planted my bananas (ladies fingers) I didn't know when or how to harvest, so thanks again.
good video, however one small thing. the plant produces female flowers first and those become bananas. after that it produces male flowers that will not produce any fruit. so after hands are no longer forming you are able to cut the heart off so it can focus on the fruit. otherwise good video on harvesting. I have my own plants and cant wait to do my own harvesting.
Thanks! I just moved from Puerto Rico where I had no banana trees to Africa where my yard is full of them. I noticed some of my trees had bananas that were ripening but I had no idea how to harvest them.
@@strandedinpr Africa is a huge continent made up of many different countries some of which have Islands the size of Puerto Rico. The equator goes right across the center of Africa so the parts at the most extreme are not as hot as the parts are towards the center. But there are also some very high mountains in Africa so you can have in the same area down on the low land area is very hot weather of 100 degrees and then go up the mountain and have actual ice and snow
Great Video, Very Helpful! Okay, I cut the bananas free when the fruit is rounded and no longer has sharp edges... but do you cut off the bottom pod, or does it just fall off when it ends its cycle?
Michael Ruffner it's called the heart, if you don't cut the heart more bananas grow.. When you are happy with the amount of bananas, cut the heart( the bottom pod) and that's when the plant starts really focuses on growing the bananas bigger and faster
We are new to growning bananas but bought a place that has some. We finally got some growing to our surprise and after 3 months cut the flower off because it is said that it will give more nutrience to the banana. How long after does it take before harvesting?
The fruit wont have sharp looking edges, they will begin to round off.. then you can cut the bunch, tie a loop at the top end and hang it in a shaded/cool spot, or leave them until they begin to turn colour.. :)
My trees are breaking in half with green bunches on,is that normal and is it ok to cut the bunch off immedietly and hang them up or wait until some go yellow? Thanks for great video. Ive just subscribed.
U should prop up or support the weight of the bunch with a bamboo pole or anything long enough. The fruit will ripen and turn yellow on the trunk but harvesting that way would be too late bcoz everything will ripen within 4 to 5 days u might not consume all of it b4 it rots. Better to harvest while it is green coz the ripening process takes a week or two.
Does the mother tree die ounce you cut it? Also if you dont cut it,couldnt you separate the mother and baby plant from eachother then they can both have fruit?
Bananas will not bloom a second time, u can leave the mother plant standing after harvest it will be the source of water and nutrients for the next suckers. The mother will dry up and rot on its own. It is advisable to maintain only two or three suckers at the most leaving more would result in smaller bunches and fruits. Leave the biggest & the 2 next suckers, dig out and separate the rest, replant them if u have more space.
+Aaron Bullock put them in a paper brown bag.... close the top... or plastic bag.... if your gonna use a plastic bag, keep an eye on it,, it will ripen faster...
strandedinpr The banana at first produces female flowers that turn into bananas fruits. Then they produce male flowers which produce the little marks where the purple bracts attach.. above the banana pod(bloom) which holds the male flowers. Its not the heart....many people cut it off when the male flowers begin many people leave it.. I don't think it will let me post a direct link, but its called "Banana Blood and the Banana Flower "POD", when to remove it" on my channel.
Great video! We grow alot of bananas in Florida (Musa). What variety is that? Here is a video of a recent harvest we did. ua-cam.com/video/24xyULyoI-g/v-deo.html
Leaving the hearth does not add more hands to a bunch, rather it should be cut because it deprives the nutrients needed for fruit development and delays fruit maturity. The trunk of the mother tree should be left standing and not cut all the way down it will be the source of water and nutrition for the next suckers for them grow and bloom sooner.
Yeah totally agree, that's what I do.
sorry wrong info you should have cut the tip long time ago it will absolutely not form any more banana;s then the already formed fruit will start sooner to mature into thicker ones and ripen much sooner
Those won't grow more even if you left the flower on, it's done.
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Once the plant makes only female flowers (the small one you were pointing at) you can chop the rest off. It just takes nutrients away from the developing bananas. You should've cut 2 feet off that plant months ago.
when it only makes male* flowers. female flowers make fruit and males do nothing. I'd cut the main flower and use it for culinary purposes. after you start to see the flowers fall off with no small fruit forming then it will produce no more fruit. he says that each section would produce down the whole thing which as you know is untrue.
Such a fresh and organic harvest
Glad you told me about the heart. Mine has a heart here in United States in Virginia and now some little flowers are coming out which I guess will be bananas!
Never believe information you get from a guy wearing a fedora.
😂😂😂
no no, you would not get more hands sprouting from the tail end once the last one set. cutting the heart off does not prevent more banana hand to grow, it had already set. infact that one should be removed, it does not contribute any thing to the plant.
Brilliant! Thanks for that, I'm in New Zealand and although I planted my bananas (ladies fingers) I didn't know when or how to harvest, so thanks again.
+Steve Broomfield your welcome
Awesome video Thankyou! Mine almost ready to pick yay!
I'm exciting to extract, move & transplant my pups. Thanks for showing this southern Mississippi gal how to do it.
around the mother plant there will be liitle babys popping up, dig them up carefully and cut it away from the mother plant.
You know your wrong right?
This guy has no knowledge on banana cultivation.
There's no knowledge to it,put it in the soil and its done
good video, however one small thing. the plant produces female flowers first and those become bananas. after that it produces male flowers that will not produce any fruit. so after hands are no longer forming you are able to cut the heart off so it can focus on the fruit. otherwise good video on harvesting. I have my own plants and cant wait to do my own harvesting.
Ty for this video. I have a banana tree here in florida and didn't know when to harvest or how to cut it. Didn't know I had to cut it down after ward.
letmebeda1 glad to help, enjoy you bananas!!
hey I just subscribed love the video and very helpful I live in California I'm trying to grow my bananas 2 keep up the good work
Thanks,this was helpful.
Thanks! I just moved from Puerto Rico where I had no banana trees to Africa where my yard is full of them. I noticed some of my trees had bananas that were ripening but I had no idea how to harvest them.
+Eric Hunsperger africa sounds awesome.... is the climate similar to pr?
@@strandedinpr Africa is a huge continent made up of many different countries some of which have Islands the size of Puerto Rico.
The equator goes right across the center of Africa so the parts at the most extreme are not as hot as the parts are towards the center. But there are also some very high mountains in Africa so you can have in the same area down on the low land area is very hot weather of 100 degrees and then go up the mountain and have actual ice and snow
Does the son banana tree bear some fruits if it is separated from mother tree?
Great Video, Very Helpful! Okay, I cut the bananas free when the fruit is rounded and no longer has sharp edges... but do you cut off the bottom pod, or does it just fall off when it ends its cycle?
Michael Ruffner it's called the heart, if you don't cut the heart more bananas grow.. When you are happy with the amount of bananas, cut the heart( the bottom pod) and that's when the plant starts really focuses on growing the bananas bigger and faster
@@strandedinpr wrong info..it seems you don't know what you are talking about..
I’m confused. Will the heart produce more fruit when it seems to have stopped?
Good information given but rather long winded
We are new to growning bananas but bought a place that has some.
We finally got some growing to our surprise and after 3 months cut the flower off because it is said that it will give more nutrience to the banana.
How long after does it take before harvesting?
The fruit wont have sharp looking edges, they will begin to round off.. then you can cut the bunch, tie a loop at the top end and hang it in a shaded/cool spot, or leave them until they begin to turn colour.. :)
Love that Cherokee
Good video you two.
My trees are breaking in half with green bunches on,is that normal and is it ok to cut the bunch off immedietly and hang them up or wait until some go yellow?
Thanks for great video.
Ive just subscribed.
They will not ripen on the tree harvest when they get roundish
U should prop up or support the weight of the bunch with a bamboo pole or anything long enough. The fruit will ripen and turn yellow on the trunk but harvesting that way would be too late bcoz everything will ripen within 4 to 5 days u might not consume all of it b4 it rots. Better to harvest while it is green coz the ripening process takes a week or two.
my bananas are too tall so I chop the entire tree.
Does the mother tree die ounce you cut it? Also if you dont cut it,couldnt you separate the mother and baby plant from eachother then they can both have fruit?
minecraftpartzy neg. once you cut the bananas, you must kill the mother plant otherwise the younger plants will not produce bananas
Bananas will not bloom a second time, u can leave the mother plant standing after harvest it will be the source of water and nutrients for the next suckers. The mother will dry up and rot on its own. It is advisable to maintain only two or three suckers at the most leaving more would result in smaller bunches and fruits. Leave the biggest & the 2 next suckers, dig out and separate the rest, replant them if u have more space.
strandedinpr, where are you in this video, looks like Guatemala
Mark Goss I'm in Puerto Rico
They don’t grow more on those ridges
how to ripen a bunch fast ?
+Aaron Bullock put them in a paper brown bag.... close the top...
or plastic bag.... if your gonna use a plastic bag, keep an eye on it,, it will ripen faster...
Have you Blue Java tree for sale ?
What kind of banana are they
do i need to cut the heart ?
yes
What happens if you just dont cut the heart?
Then your tree sends nutrients to the heart that could be used to grow bigger and better bananas.
How will I know who's the mother and who's the father
All mother and daughters
what kind of variety of banana you planting
Not sure... That's what everyone around me was growing... And they gave my a family seeds.
that's in the Cavendish family
I think it's in tropical place..
That is absolutely false. You can cut the tip anywhere. You should learn some basic banana anatomy.
That's the way I was taught by my family, there is more than one way to skin a cat, post a video of the correct info and I'll watch it...
strandedinpr The banana at first produces female flowers that turn into bananas fruits. Then they produce male flowers which produce the little marks where the purple bracts attach.. above the banana pod(bloom) which holds the male flowers. Its not the heart....many people cut it off when the male flowers begin many people leave it.. I don't think it will let me post a direct link, but its called "Banana Blood and the Banana Flower "POD", when to remove it" on my channel.
Why are the dogs part of this video???
jungle farm
no spiders?
maormal not yet, thank god
Looks like someone doesn’t know how to drive
It seems that you dont have any information about banana
I been growing bananas for the past 4 to 5 years
You give the wrong information about bananas
Wrong information..sorry my friend,you should have cut the flower a long time ago..
Great video! We grow alot of bananas in Florida (Musa). What variety is that? Here is a video of a recent harvest we did. ua-cam.com/video/24xyULyoI-g/v-deo.html
EatYourBackyard unfortunately i don't remember, but as soon as i speak to my bro and find out i"ll message you
strandedinpr
Thanks.
your welcome, where in florida are you?
strandedinpr
Central Florida, we travel to PR to surf though. Are you in Puerto Rico? Guessing from the UA-cam name.
i was a few months ago... now im in tampa...
maybe we could do a colaboration video...
Rats nest in bananas?
Ain't no more bananas will be growing on that, wrong info.
Dude your information is way off 😂
I want some of that pana God bless
He does not know bananas!!!
very helpful thanks
your welcome
Very bad information. This guy should not be telling others what to do.
Yikes... this is not great info..
U talk too much man