Originally Posted by Tytaylor77

When I harvest a late half filled bunch I hang it up just like normal and i slip a big black trash bag over the whole bunch. Don’t seal it. Just leave a hole on top for air to flow. I throw fruit in the bag. Apples, wild persimmons, anything that puts out ethylene gas. In 2-3 weeks they are yellow!

I also will cut a hand at a time and place them in a paper bag with an apple or 2. It works and it’s way cheaper and safer than buying the eBay stuff!

These unfilled bunches dry up in the middle FAST! Some like Orinoco will turn black before yellow if you don’t force ripening. The key is to ripen them ASAP after picking them!

You could always do like they do in India! Take the immature bananas and force ripen them ASAP. Afterwards peel them and dehydrate/sun dry. I plan on trying some this year.