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Old 02-06-2006, 11:01 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: When to Cut the Flower?

You can cut it off when you have 8 or more inches of stem with no bananas. You always want to leave some extra stem. It helps prevent drying out working up into the bunch, and makes a nice piece to hang it from when ripening.
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