Banana Harvest Timing: Visual Cues and Hanging Method

When to Cut

Fingers swell from rectangular to oval. When no size increase occurs for 2 weeks, the bunch is mature.

Whole bunch: Cut stalk; hang upside down in cool, dark place.
Hand by hand: Remove individual hands as they ripen; extends harvest window.

Hang inverted (stem up) so fingers don't detach from the bunch by gravity.

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