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Originally Posted by LilRaverBoi
Picture posted above is 100% normal. Bananas first put out female flowers that form fruit then switch to male flowers that do not become fruit. They typically fall off and leave the exposed rachis like in the pic above.
This is just banana genetics and such. If you want bigger bunches, certain varieties produce larger bunches. Also, proper fertilization and mat management (removing all but a few pups from each plant) can produce more and larger fruit.
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We are in the process of removing all of the pups and transplanting them into a "banana garden".
I guess I am going to have to look for varieties that normally produce more fruit before becoming "sterile".