date:Oct 17, 2012
sts of 25 farmers who've grown the sweet bananas along the banks of the Gascoyne River since 1993. The arid climate in the region forces growers to bunch their fruit closer together, and the resulting heat and humidity retention produce higher brix levels, though at a slower rate than conventional bananas.
Due to the cooler climate of the subtropics, our bananas grow slower, said Persson. Our bananas in Western Australia take between 12 and 14 months to grow. That's compared to the nine months