Another harvest of banana in the backyard
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
July 19, 2020 1:12am CST
Just to brag of our banana harvest today from the backyard plant. This one was infested by insects earlier so the clusters are only 6 instead of the usual 8 to 10 clusters. But the fruits are good and no damages. We can give away at least 4 clusters and leave 2 for us.
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
19 Jul 20
If you are late to harvest, bats may come to eat the tipe banana at night without your permission
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
That is true that's why when one banana turns yellow it is the time to harvest.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
@HannahKusKus our custard apple is the favorite of bats.
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 Jul 20
But if certain bat who is come... i loved it. Such as BATMAN 
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
19 Jul 20
That's great. Bananas are very good and a useful fruit. Njoy
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
We love bananas so I have some plants here that we get a harvest about 4 times in a year.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
@HannahKusKus yes, banana is common in tropical countries. I also gave so many saplings to the neighbors that there are many banana plants like mine.
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 Jul 20
Im agree it is usefull fruit. Contain many vitamins. It is usual at your place?
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@SHOHANA (16094)
• Bangladesh
20 Jul 20
@Alexandoy send some fruits to me enjoy having these fruits
enjoy having these fruits4 people like this
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@SHOHANA if only you are near then for sure I would send you some.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
We have several banana plants and there's another tree with fruits.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
19 Jul 20
That's nice bunch of bananas. Your dog seems to be interested too. Do your dog eat bananas. They do like ripe ones when smashed .
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
We do not give our dogs fruits for it might give them diarrhea.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
@jayanth_77 they are not puppies anymore, waheehee, Barbie is 8 years old.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
19 Jul 20
@Alexandoy ok. you tried giving them . Since puppy stage if you give them fruits it won't cause diarrhea.
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
19 Jul 20
Wow that's cool, looking so beautiful and healthy. Enjoy your banana, but I think it take time for convert to eatable.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
It takes just 3 days for the fruits to turn yellow.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@Lavanya15 yeah, they are sweet bananas.
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
20 Jul 20
@Alexandoy oh, that's cool. Enjoy your fruits my friend.
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@piyushbhatia1 (11698)
• India
19 Jul 20
Oh wow. Even the dog looks excited to see the harvest.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
Our dog is inspecting the banana if there are insects, waheehee.
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@ptrikha_2 (45540)
• India
19 Jul 20
Oh that's good! Can you pass over a few to me as many bananas that we get in the local markets and online are not much good.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
Our banana is one of the best here because it is imported from Bangkok.
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@ptrikha_2 (45540)
• India
19 Jul 20
@Alexandoy
So is it the Banana seeds that come from Bangkok, or are you talking about the full imports?
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@ptrikha_2 (45540)
• India
19 Jul 20
@Alexandoy That is cool! Are the Nurseries operating full steam in your place?
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@LadyDuck (458711)
• Switzerland
20 Jul 20
@Alexandoy I think it's a good idea dogs should not eat fruits. Barbie is curious.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jul 20
@LadyDuck the vet advised us to give the dogs vegetables but not fruits.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
We do not give our dogs fruits because it might cause them diarrhea. Barbie just wants to inspect the bananas.
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@moffittjc (118518)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jul 20
Looks like a good harvest. I like how there is one yellow banana amongst all those other green bananas.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
That 1 yellow banana is the indicator that the bananas are ready for harvesting. I wait for the yellow one before I cut it from the tree.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@moffittjc sometimes more turn yellow at the same time.
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@moffittjc (118518)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Is that typical for one banana to turn yellow each time?
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@AkoPinay (11544)
• Philippines
19 Jul 20
I think we call it "maryanas" here but we do not have that variety in our backyard. We have plenty of "saba" trees but no fruit yet since Super Typhoon Tisoy. 
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No, I'm not going crazy but I would like to talk about BANANAS-- that luscious tropical fruit that many foreigners crave to savor. I like to cook and eat banana chips. Delicious but quite hard to prepare. You need to peel raw bananas and mind you, they
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
The saba banana has a very tall tree which makes it hard to harvest.
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@vilma143 (2832)
• Dipolog, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Cardava is the tallest here and the Saba is the shortest tree of banana here.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@vilma143 oh, the saba here is very high that it is so hard to harvest. That is why I shifted to this banana which is very low with the fruit.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
This is just a gap of 2 month when I had the previous harvest.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@vilma143 you too, have a nice day.
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@vilma143 (2832)
• Dipolog, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@Alexandoy , Yes, I remember, me too here harvested lately and I forgot to post 'cause I am busy here of my other job. Thank you for sharing your banana harvest here. Have a wonderful day to you there.
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@Miracle_Maya (2244)
• India
19 Jul 20
Haha look who else is proud of the harvest
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
Our dog Barbie seems to know the camera.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
@Miracle_Maya yes, we just call her name so she would look at the camera.
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@Miracle_Maya (2244)
• India
19 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Barbie girl sure knows to pose in style!
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@much2say (53945)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Smaller yet quite spectacular still!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
@much2say the fruits are fat and sweet.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
Yes, the bunch of bananas is quite big although smaller than the usual that we harvest.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
Yes, we love bananas that's why I planted some in the backyard.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
21 Jul 20
@nela13 you are missing a lot.
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@nela13 (55728)
• Portugal
21 Jul 20
@Alexandoy It is a fruit that doesn't grow here.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
Barbie will inspect the bananas for some insects that may be hiding.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@Janet357 Barbie turned 8 last month.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
Now we are going to have banana for 1 week.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@fluffy69 you are right. It saves us money.
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@fluffy69 (4956)
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20 Jul 20
@Alexandoy that's good you have stock of bananas,you save money
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
That banana is a very prolific variety.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Jul 20
@Alexandoy I can see that. Good for you and your family.
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 Jul 20
Again... your neighbour will have a gift, how lucky are they . You will be blessed by your kindness. . Is that tisoy?
. You will be blessed by your kindness. . Is that tisoy?2 people like this
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Jul 20
That dog is Barbie, our only female dog. We cannot eat all the 6 clusters so we have to give to the neighbors or whoever want.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Jul 20
@HannahKusKus thank you for the kind words.
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