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Banana Fruit Cover Extra long

Design

• Air-Flow: 20 small holes throughout for optimal airflow

There is a 20cm Blue strip at the top, with an 80cm silver Print that runs laterally around the bag reducing sunburn by reflecting the uv rays. The bottom 60cm is another blue strip.

BAG SIZE

Flat measurement of the banana fruit bunch fruit cover bag is 1600mm x 800mm. The thickness of the bags is approximately 40uM.

🍌 Assists With Ripening

Using a Banana Fruit Bunch Cover can significantly improve fruit quality, boost yield, and often reduce the time needed for ripening. Bananas naturally release ethylene gas, which accelerates ripening in nearby fruit, and these covers help retain that beneficial gas around the bunch.

There are two main ripening methods:

1. Ripen on the tree – This produces a sweet, full-flavoured banana. Pick a few at a time and allow the rest to continue ripening naturally.

2. Commercial method – Fruit is harvested when the lowest bananas are rounded but still green. They are then ripened in a cool, dry location alongside already ripe bananas.

Studies conducted on NSW farms show that using covers can increase bunch weight by 20–30%, making them a trusted tool for growers across Australia.

🌬️ Bag Design – Open at Both Ends

These bags are open at both ends. Tie the top loosely using a zip tie or string and leave the bottom open to allow improved airflow while still retaining enough ripening gas to be effective.

🛡️ Protects Fruit From Damage

Banana bunch covers help safeguard developing fruit from:

• Wind

• Leaf rub

• Insects

• Bats & birds

• Sunburn

• General environmental damage

By trapping ripening gases and masking the fruit’s scent, covered bunches are less attractive to bats and birds than uncovered ones.

🧺 Bagging Tips

There are two main techniques growers use:

1. Standard Method
   Apply the cover once the bunch forms and the “fingers” begin to curl upward. Wait until the bracts (the protective leaves around the hands) have fallen and the flower ends have hardened.

2. Early Protection Method
   In areas with high bat or bird pressure, place the bag on as soon as the bell appears. This offers early protection but requires more maintenance—falling bracts must be removed from inside the bag to ensure proper airflow and ripening.

Banana Fruit Bunch

🔗 Tying the Cover On

Secure the blue banana fruit bunch cover to the stalk just above the first hand of fruit. Ensure the knot prevents water from dripping through onto the fruit, as this can cause sunburn. The bottom of the cover should remain open for proper airflow and extend below the last hand to provide full protection while allowing ventilation.

🍌 When to Harvest Fruit

To avoid your entire bunch ripening at once, you can periodically remove a hand of bananas as they begin to ripen. Ripening fruit releases ethylene gas, which speeds up the ripening of the remaining hands.

Alternatively, harvest the fruit while still green and allow them to ripen indoors in a paper bag. Leaving ripe fruit on the tree may attract Flying Foxes and other pests—using a cover can greatly reduce this risk.

🎨 Why Choose Different Colours?

For home growers, the colour of the banana bunch cover generally has little impact on performance.

Commercial growers, however, use colours to help track bagging dates and expected harvest times.

According to Promusa (Banana Bagging article):

“Colours act as filters for photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), the light spectrum between 400–700 nm essential for photosynthesis. Blue covers transmit about 73% of PAR, while clear covers transmit around 93%. Despite lower transmission, blue covers are often preferred because they reduce UV damage without causing heat burn.”

🧪 Are Double-Layered Covers More Effective?

Research from NSW DPI AGFACT indicates that double-layered (imported-style) bags offer no significant advantage over single-layered covers. A quality single-layer cover provides all the protection most growers need.

💡 Handy Hint

Removing some of the smallest lower hands on the bunch can help improve the size and quality of the remaining fruit.