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okay · 08-25-2013, 10:06 AM

How long from first emergence of the fruit does it take to be able to harvest green bananas and expect them to ripen? I read a post here that says 6 months. The SD Cavendish bananas are pretty small.

I'm debating whether to bring the Orinoco in now - before it has bananas that can be damaged in the move - or give it the month of September on the deck - as I would normally do. Moving it will be a 2-person job, leaning it over almost horizontal, one person supporting the crown, and dragging it through a door with a rug under the pot. Will the baby bananas that will be present a month from now survive this?

Indoors is fairly dry, light is lower despite skylights, and I usually get almost complete leaf loss by the end of the winter. Last winter it survived this process and was putting out a new leaf (finally) by spring.

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okay Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 11 BananaBucks : 5,309 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 25 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Blooming Super Dwarf Cavendish and Dwarf Orinico How long from first emergence of the fruit does it take to be able to harvest green bananas and expect them to ripen? I read a post here that says 6 months. The SD Cavendish bananas are pretty small. I'm debating whether to bring the Orinoco in now - before it has bananas that can be damaged in the move - or give it the month of September on the deck - as I would normally do. Moving it will be a 2-person job, leaning it over almost horizontal, one person supporting the crown, and dragging it through a door with a rug under the pot. Will the baby bananas that will be present a month from now survive this? Indoors is fairly dry, light is lower despite skylights, and I usually get almost complete leaf loss by the end of the winter. Last winter it survived this process and was putting out a new leaf (finally) by spring.