Raw / fresh
Eat ripe fruit fresh, sliced, juiced, or added to breakfast bowls, desserts, and salads.
Fruits
Banana growing guide
Fast-growing tropical tree producing large bunches of fruit. Each plant fruits once then is cut down — the next generation grows from suckers at the base.
14-21 daysGermination
270-365 daysHarvest
300 cmSpacing
5 cmSow depth
FullSun
TenderFrost
3 cm/weekWater
5.5-7pH
Planting calendar by climate
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| Climate | Sow | Transplant / Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec |
| Subtropical | Sep - Dec | Sep - Dec | Jan - Dec |
| Mediterranean | Oct - Nov | Oct - Nov | Jan - Dec |
| Temperate | Oct - Nov | Oct - Nov | Jan - Dec |
| Arid | Oct - Nov | Oct - Nov | Jan - Dec |
Cooking and eating ideas
A quick garden-to-table guide for using Banana after harvest.
Cooked
Bake, stew, grill, preserve, dehydrate, make sauces, jams, chutneys, or desserts.
Store / preserve
Jam, preserve, dehydrate, freeze, juice, or make chutney.
Try: Fresh snack, Dessert, Jam or chutney, Baked fruit.
Good companions
Ginger, Comfrey, Legumes
Avoid near
No avoid list yet.
Growing note
Remove excess suckers leaving only 1-2 for succession. Wrap developing bunches to protect from birds.
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