Growing Bananas (Part 1)

[iluvpopmusic22]

0:43 is the cutest kid

[iluvindia01]

Hi I managed to get my banana plant inside the house its grown big just wanted to know as I hv only one left do u think it will fruit ?? And wat can I feed it does it need extra light? It's kept near the window Sud I repot it?? As at the moment it's in a 12" pot I feel its too small for it, the trunk it's self is 12" please help

[scotnelson]

@iluvindia01 The best place to ask questions about indoor banana growing is at the Main Banana Discussion Forum at bananas.org. The people there have a lot of experience and knowledge, and participation at the forum is free.

[iluvindia01]

Thank u soo much for ur advice, the roots hv come out of the drain hole in the pot, I will try cutting them, it's so strong that I can't move the pot will need the help of a spade to up root it ...

[iluvindia01]

Hi cud u please help me I live in London, 3yrs ago I bought 5 banana plants over the yrs 4 died and 1 survived this plant I never took indoor but it survived the bitter cold, this summer I planted it a bigger pot, I noticed it was growing beautifully then realised the roots hv made their way to the ground, I was planning to bring it indoor for winter but I can't up root it, if I force it out will my plant die?? Wat sud I do please helppppp!!!!!

[scotnelson]

@iluvindia01 If you break off the roots, the banana plant will survive without any major difficulty.

[Avatar2kelty]

i need banana seeds ! where i can  get them ? pleas maybe somethone can sendme ? :)))

[scotnelson]

@Avatar2kelty Most edible banana plants are sterile and produce no seeds - plants are grown from suckers that arise from mother plants. I do not have any seeds to send. You may be able to find some online.

[bigdog365365]

How do you know when your banana bunch is ready to be harvested? I usually wait till I see yellowing in some of the bananas, but the bananas ripened very fast after that.

[scotnelson]

@bigdog365365 You know by the width of the fingers -- when they reach 75% of their maximum width the bunch can be harvested. This takes some experience. Some growers measure the caliper width. You will get slower ripening of bunches harvested with smaller diameter fruits.

[LGPhibi]

@scotnelson just wanna share with you guys my experience. in my area farmers dont measure the dimension of banana to determine when is the right time for harvesting. They measure by looking at the skin of the banana of the bunch. Each type of banana has their own skin feature which signifies when they are ready to picked.

[Vibez727727]

Please Help! I have about 5-6 banana trees that all started from one. They grow bananas every year, but the bananas never ripen, they are gross to eat and never turn yellow. Do you know why this is happening? I love my trees and they look healthy, but we can't eat the bananas and that's upsetting.

[scotnelson]

@Vibez727727 If the banana fruits reach full size, they should ripen eventually. If they do not reach full size, they may not ripen. You can help the fruits ripen by enclosing them in a plastic bag for a couple of days with apple peels, which emit ethylene gas. Keep this bag out of the sun while ripening.

[Vibez727727]

@scotnelson, thanks a lot for answering my question, it helped a lot. I'll see if that works.

[Alina674]

@Vibez727727 Maybe you have plantain bananas instead of sweet dessert bananas. just a thought. do you know the name of the kind of plants you have?

[Vibez727727]

@Alina674, No, I don't know the name of the banana plants I have. They look exactly like these only the bananas are a bit smaller. I do know what plantains look like and they don't look like that. Thanks for replying though...all info is good :)

[Markitos203]

@Vibez727727 You sure you got bananas and not Plantains?? he i'm just wondering ;)

[axoloa]

Theirs one thing that realy confuses me about banana plants. Most people would tell you that a banana plant is intolerent to frost. mexico gets frosts in the winter yet is full of banana trees. I planted a Cuban Banana tree sucker in Mexico 8 years ago after phisicaly removing it from the mother plant in Cuba. i was quiet exited and shocked to find it producing lots of baby bananas for the first time in its life this year :)

[elfe1982]

Beautiful! :D i stand in awe!

[slooash]

great video. i realize that some of the caretakers may not think similarly, but what a blessing to be able to work with/around such an amazing plant and in such an amazing environment. thank you for posting.

[scotnelson]

@slooash Thank you for your comment, slooash. We enjoyed making this video very much and are glad that you enjoyed it.

[slooash]

great video! i realize that some of the caretakers may not think so, but what a blesseing to be able to work around such an amazing plant and in such an environment! thank you for posting.

[DjKehmist]

Amazing video, thanks for the information!

[6613268]

In our country we say bananas diaqwetefur

[bharat1101]

Thanks for your reply. I want to know about cable/pulley systems only. I have not been able to find any reliable information about the cable/pulley systems used in banana farm. We want to install in our plantation but have no information about the systems or its vendors. If you can point out the systems or vendors , it will be greatly appreciated.

=Bharat

[scotnelson]

@bharat1101 You'll probably have to design and construct your own system. I am not aware of any vendors for this.

[bharat1101]

Excellent video.

Can please give more information on “monorail “transportation systems in banana farms? We have problems of transportation by tractors because of terrain. Are there any commercial monorail systems for banana farms available?

[scotnelson]

@bharat1101 In some Latin American locations they use a cable/pulley system supported by poles in banana fields to move bunches from the field to the packing house. I have never seen a ground-based monorail system for moving bunches, if that's what you mean.

[neilss1]

Just noticed your name Im Scott Neilson almost the same :P

[cpg1028]

thank you for this posting

[scotnelson]

@MrPlowHDD Yes.

[supraguy2jzgte]

THANK GOODNESS i live in florida haha already have 2 huge bannana trees in my backyard :)

[scotnelson]

@supraguy2jzgte Cool.

[randomdude7272]

ooooooh ba na na

(Donkey Kong 64 reference)

[manta965]

thanks for this video i have about 14 banana plants spread out about 6 feet in all directions in my back yard and finally another plant has started to make fruit my last one snapped and died but the bananas where on life support kind of and actually ripened a few weeks after the plant snapped

[aloeya1]

are these musa acuminata? any Lacatan varieties

[scotnelson]

@aloeya1 The bananas shown in the video are Cavendish types and Dwarf Brazilian ('Santa Catarina').

[aloeya1]

@scotnelson great series. Very informative!

[aloeya1]

@scotnelson thanks! great series. Very informative!

[scotnelson]

@aloeya1 You are quite welcome, I am glad you enjoyed it.

[scotnelson]

@aloeya1 No, and no.

[Reysterph]

how many months rgar banana have its fruit?

[scotnelson]

@Reysterph - about 13 months until fruits are ready to harvest, depending on location.

[shakaama]

thanks for uploading this. wish you had this much information on all fruit plants, so we can grow our own, us city slickers that is.

[scotnelson]

@shakaama It was my pleasure to post the video.

[amoosa61]

a good video have more information to a person who have cultivated at home too.

regards

[scotnelson]

@amoosa61 Thank you!

[scotnelson]

@amoosa61 Thank you!

[kosai19]

This has everything you ever needed to know about growing bananas !

[scotnelson]

@kosai19 I appreciate your comment.

[HyaenidE]

This is excellent, you should add tags so more people can find and appreciate your videos!

[scotnelson]

@HyaenidE Thanks. :-)

[vdubwhore]

thanx,helped me out alot!

[scotnelson]

Thank you for your comment.

[scotnelson]

@vdubwhore You are welcome!

[Mijigua193]

Very good video.

There is a lot of good information about growing bananas.

Thank you for posting.

[scotnelson]

Thank you for your comment.

[scotnelson]

@Mijigua193 you are welcome