How and when to harvest Banana tree

• 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 fertilizer used

• 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