Banana 'Ladyfinger'
Musa acuminataProducing super sweet fruit, the cold hardy 'Ladyfinger' banana produces up to 18 fruit, with 10 or more hands to a bunch. A petite fruit best suited to fruit salad as it is slow to brown after cutting.
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Banana 'Ladyfinger'
Producing super sweet fruit, the cold hardy 'Ladyfinger' banana produces a bounty of fruit atop each leafy pseudostem. A single hand may comprise of up to 18 fruit, with 10 or more hands to a bunch. This petite fruit is the perfect lunchbox snack. The best variety for fruit salads, 'Ladyfinger' bananas are slow to brown after cutting. LIMIT 2 PER CUSTOMER
Check with your council to gain permission to grow bananas. Plant in a deep rich soil and protect from frost and wind. Mulch the soil, but not the trunk as this will cause plants to rot. When suckers appear, select the strongest to keep and remove the rest. After the main stem bears, cut it down and allow this stem to become the new fruiting stem. Select a new sucker to encourage and repeat. Fertilise regularly, especially during fruit production.