Why bag bananas

Incidentally, at harvest time, only one successor sucker will be preserved. Around the sixth month, the clusters are protected with a sheath. This protective bag also creates a micro-climate conducive to fruit growth. Once the bananas have reached the desired size and enter the sleeping phase naturally, the sheaths are removed and separators are placed between each hand. This period during which the fruits slow down their respiration and therefore their ripening, is often compared to a form of hibernation.

This is the time when the harvest can begin. Cut manually with a sharp gesture, the clusters, which produce up to bananas, are carried over the shoulder and gently placed in bins suspended from cables running through the plantation. Once at the packing station, they are then cut into bunches, soaked and rubbed in an aluminium sulphate bath to remove any latex residue or stubborn insect.

The aesthetic quality of the still-green bananas is inspected by graders before packaging. Those destined for the European market must meet strict standards in terms of size, morphology and colorimetry. Looking for great quality, Australian made banana fruit bunch cover ripening bags? Uncovered Fruit can be damaged by sunburn, birds or other hungry hunters!

Banana fruit bunch bags are used extensively throughout Banana growing in Australia. This was tested in NSW farm studies. This technique requires a bit more maintenance as the bracts must be removed from the cover as they fall to ensure correct protection and ripening. Tie the banana fruit bunch cover blue to the stalk of the fruit bunch, above the first hand of fruit. It is helpful to make sure that water is not running through the knot on to the hands as this could increase sunburn on the fruit.

The cover will be open at the bottom giving good aeration and should hang below the last hand of fruit. Australia has high levels of UV Radiation. We have developed this banana fruit bunch cover blue to combat the effects of fruit degradation that are caused by that UV radiation.

Miscellaneous Growing Supplies. The new leaves get dark dot-dash lines through the leaves which hook into the midrib and you also get dark green stripes up the midrib as well. Give us a call on the Bunchy Top Hotline and we'll come out and check your plants for you. If they are diseased, we can treat them for you as well," says Samantha.

When you move banana plants around, you can essentially move these two diseases so it's really important that if you want to get some banana plants for your backyard to access them through an accredited nursery. You can ring your local authorities to find out how you can do this. Some I cook and eat green as an alternative to potato, but most of them I enjoy sweet as a ripe fruit. This one behind me is Lady Finger. Musa acuminata 'Lady Finger'. It's a really popular commercial variety because it has a thick skin and that enables it to travel safely to the supermarket.

And this variety is Gold Finger Musa acuminata x Musa balbisiana 'Gold Finger' - it's another popular commercial variety, but like all bananas, they need regular care and attention to get the best results and that's what I want to talk to you about today - starting with bagging. I made my own banana bag and put those on the bananas right at the beginning.

That stops flying foxes from scratching the fruit as they climb over the bunches to drink the nectar, but more importantly, when the fruit are fully formed, start cutting off hands and ripening those indoors. I wanted to show you a fully ripened bunch on this tree, so I left the bag on too long and the smell of the ripening fruit drove the flying foxes crazy. They ripped open the bag and look at the result! I've lost half of my fruit.

So remember - ripen your bananas indoors. This variety is Dwarf Ducasse Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Ducasse' and it's a compact form of banana - very tasty. It's ideal for small gardens. Now have a look in here. When a stem has fruited it dies and you have to remove this close to the ground. Yet more likely than not, if you're growing ornamental banana palms, you probably want to be able to harvest some of the fruits. Flowering and fruiting times depend upon variety.

No matter how long they take to fruit, what most trees have in common is that this is a long time to wait for delicious banana fruits. It would be a shame to lose them to birds, insects or elemental damage. Commercial producers use expensive plastic banana bunch bags that often are impregnated with insecticides to protect banana bunches. You can protect your bananas with cheap plastic garbage bags. Bagging bananas is a great way to protect them from hungry scavengers, diseases, and insect pests.