How to Grow Banana: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Musa acuminata

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

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Growing

Guides

Planting a Banana: Site, Spacing and Why the Clump Matters
Banana Plant Care: Feeding, Watering and Managing the Suckers
Overwintering a Banana: Protecting the Clump Through Cold
Banana Growing Calendar: The Full Cycle From Sucker to Bunch
Banana Problems: Shredded Leaves, Yellowing, Rot and Pests
When to Harvest Bananas and How to Ripen the Bunch Off the Plant

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Wilting Leaves dying Fruit problems

Pests and diseases (26)

Bacterial Wilt Black Rot Black Spot Southern Blight Anthracnose Root-knot NematodeBanana Bunchy TopPanama DiseaseMosaic DiseaseMidrib Black SpotRound Leaf SpotLeaf StripeFruit RotFruit DropCrown RotFine StreakStem RotBacterial WiltStunt DiseaseBacterial Leaf Vein StreakStem-end RotZonate Leaf SpotGreen Ripening DisorderWind InjuryBlack MoldBacterial Black Rot

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.