Ever wonder how to tell when bananas are ready to harvest? When one starts to turn yellow they all turn yellow From dwarf Namwah bananas that taste sweeter than grocery store Cavendish, to racks that ripen naturally on the plant, nothing beats fresh homegrown fruit You’ll know they’re ready when the first one turns yellow, and you can harvest the whole hand or take them off as you need them Once a banana stem is done producing, chop it down and let it feed the soil while new shoots keep coming u