bluesky

Last Oct. my dwarf orinoco finally gave me some nanas, they are very small about 3" long. It produced aprox. 7 bananas, the rest do not look formed right, they kind of look fingers, then the rest just never formed from the flowers. The tree grows in a 50 gal. pot indoors but my question is, now 7 months later, the nanas are still green! I have waited so long to have my own nanas. Would someone walk me through what to do? Thank you so much.
blue

Caloosamusa

An indoor plant looks good, but the more sunlight, the more photosynthesis, the more energy produced. When the plant flowers the energy being produced affects fruit production.

The plant, during the time of year when possible, should be moved outside with care that not too much dirct sunlight occurs without acclimation. Good growing!!!

bluesky

Thanks for the info. The weather here is 20-30s at night so I leave my trees inside for now but my question is: will the fruit yellow on the tree? Do i harvest it now and place nanas in a bag to yellow it? Is it even eatable? Is there a way to make the trees bear fruit in spring here so by fall time harvest them?

chong

Bananas do turn yellow while on the plant. Orinocos, in fact, can turn yellow and not split while on the plant, unlike most other bananas, especially if they are watered adequately. Orinocos are definitely edible. Don't exposed it to temperatures below 65°F while the fruit is still on the plant. However, keep it close to a bright window - esp. south facing window, to let it soak as much sun as it can. And keep the soil moist.