Care for banana tree
Sometimes bananas need two frost-free seasons to begin bear fruit. The best time to plant bananas is in April or May. This plant need consistent watering, so you must be sure in sufficient water supplies either by irrigation or by lots of rain.
You can get a small tree in a nursery or garden center, or divide an already existing banana tree. A good size sucker is the ideal for propagation. But you should make certain that it has a good root system.
Mulching is also critical to bananas. It helps soil to retain moisture, and helps the plant to absorb the fertilizer better. For this purpose you may use older banana leaves and dying banana stalks that have either frozen out or a plant that has borne fruit and needs to be cut down.
If you observed that the fingers are plump, green and almost ready to turn yellow, your bananas are ready for harvesting.
Homeowner have just a few problems with bananas, but these problems can be disastrous to the commercial industry. Careful protection from freezing temperatures (below 28 degrees) and foliar damage from wind exposure are in fact the main concern of home gardeners. If you faced these problems, just cut the plants at ground level and suckers s appears in the spring.
Gardner may face the challenge of insects, but as a rule they are not troublesome to the bananas.