Re: New news

Yep. Almost like a different fruit. Commercial bananas are picked ultra green and ripened with ethylene mixtures on their way to market. There is even a patented ethylene mixture called "Banana Gas(R)" used to ripen them on their long trek from Guatemala or wherever.

On Sep 28, 2006, at 4:47 PM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:

Definitely something for which to be thankful! Do they taste better tree
ripened, like so many other fruits?

Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

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Subject: [CHAT] New news

I'm excited, actually. One of my bananas--a Goldfinger--is beginning to
bloom. So, maybe, we'll have fresh, tree-ripe bananas for Thanksgiving.
Now, that would be a pretty!

Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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