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lorax · 02-13-2009, 10:40 AM

If you're going to do that, you need to cut the bunches when they're mature but still green, then keep them in dark cold storage (about 5-10c) until about a week before you want to eat them. Then they go in a brown paper bag with an apple or an avocado and into the sun, to force them ripe.

The best cultivars for this treatment are probably the FHIA bananas, Gran Nain (the Chiquita cultivar), and the Cavendishes.

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lorax Banned lorax's Photo Gallery Location: Ecuador, South America Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh Name: Lorax Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,532 BananaBucks : 308,613 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 742 Times Was Thanked 3,040 Times in 1,188 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times	Re: Banana fruit storing options If you're going to do that, you need to cut the bunches when they're mature but still green, then keep them in dark cold storage (about 5-10c) until about a week before you want to eat them. Then they go in a brown paper bag with an apple or an avocado and into the sun, to force them ripe. The best cultivars for this treatment are probably the FHIA bananas, Gran Nain (the Chiquita cultivar), and the Cavendishes.