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Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: terry on July 21, 2009, 20:14:22 PM

Title: Bananas
Post by: terry on July 21, 2009, 20:14:22 PM

Ive never grown bananas before, but my tree has just started growing a pod of them, how do you know when to pick them, obviously before the local kids spot them, and where abouts do you chop them off, at the pod,or from where it starts sprouting out of the tree. Alan

Title: Bananas
Post by: ovacik2 on July 22, 2009, 09:17:11 AM

All will reveal its self. If you are lucky the pod will open to reveal green hand of Muz they should grow and turn ripe,yellow, Muz colour. Then you will see where to cut them. Check the cut in the market. You need luck.

Good luck

alan.

Title: Bananas
Post by: number2 on July 22, 2009, 11:45:19 AM

I don't know how Terry got his name on my topic, but here are my bananas. Alan

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Title: Bananas
Post by: julesbob0303 on July 22, 2009, 13:04:50 PM

Terry's name appeared on someone else's reply on a different topic.  He really is a traitor, disguising himself as other people!   :o

Well done on the bananas Alan - they look great.   :)

Julie (NOT Terry!)  :D

Title: Bananas
Post by: xxbilleigh-joxx on July 22, 2009, 14:12:22 PM

i like the look of the very yellow (tubourg flavoured??) nana's in the background :D

Title: Bananas
Post by: scot on July 22, 2009, 14:13:26 PM

Hi Terry, when the pod drops off cut the bananas from the tree and lay on the ground to turn yellow.
    Bruce

Title: Bananas
Post by: puma on July 22, 2009, 16:14:40 PM

alan we had a banana tree,which became six for about 3yrs ,until we got fed up with it moving and being as big as our villa.took some cutting down,like a triffid
when the fruit is ripe you chop them off as near to the last of the bunch ,they take a while to ripen,or if they are big enough put them somewhere dark.
watch out for the thick syrup it attracts all the insects

Title: Bananas
Post by: number2 on July 22, 2009, 17:01:57 PM

Thanks Puma, Scot, how long do i lay on the ground for before i turn yellow, and Laurie, that tuborg flavoured one is an umbrella, you can try eating it if you want, lol. Alan

Title: Bananas
Post by: Colwyn on July 22, 2009, 17:06:52 PM

Terry is female. She was administrator (I think) when the forum was set up. Her ghost is apparently haunting the site. Which is a bit of a surprise since she is alive and well on her own Turkey website.

Title: Bananas
Post by: Crabbit on July 22, 2009, 18:51:53 PM

You can`t keep a good Terry down   :D:D




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Title: Bananas
Post by: farmer on July 22, 2009, 19:26:33 PM

Great Bananas!
But seriously, if you pick them ( The whole "Hand" - just before they go yellow ) you MUST NOT lay them on the ground to ripen. Well, at least here in Turkey.
Hang them up in the semi - shade.
Putting them on the ground is an open invitation to every fruit - eating critter for kilometers around to come and feast. You Will be invaded. Your neighbours will not be pleased. Unless they like Ants, Wasps etc!
Farmer.

Title: Bananas
Post by: tinkerman on July 22, 2009, 20:00:50 PM

and dont put them in the fruit bowl with other fruit

Title: Bananas
Post by: snowtop on July 22, 2009, 20:23:15 PM

This was told to me by a Turk & it works. When the Bananas appear to start turning a lighter green, cut the bunch off and place in a black bag with a light coloured apple, not red or dark green.  Place the bag on the floor in a darkened room allowing air to get into the bag, but not allowing the light to get in.  check every few days and you will see your bananas ripen, 7 to 14 days should do it, depending on the lightness of the green when you put them into the bag.

Title: Bananas
Post by: kevin3 on July 22, 2009, 20:24:02 PM

And with so much going on at the moment
"Keep em peeled"

Title: Bananas
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on July 22, 2009, 20:24:20 PM

I always put bananas in my fruit bowl with avocados   They ripen the avocados really quickly.

Title: Bananas
Post by: Crabbit on July 22, 2009, 20:29:40 PM

Snowtop has it spot on.




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Title: Bananas
Post by: xxbilleigh-joxx on July 22, 2009, 21:21:00 PM

farmer, alans neighbours are never pleased! lol,

you should put some of that lovely syrup around their garden when it gets dark.. he he