{"product_id":"banana-chakkarakeli","title":"Banana (Chakkarakeli)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Banana (Chakkarakeli)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanana (Musa sp.) is India's second most important fruit crop after mango, valued for year-round availability and nutritive value. This Chakkarakeli variety is considered one of the tastiest and costliest bananas in the Indian market — excellent in sweetness, though with a shorter shelf life, and popularly used for fresh eating and fruit juice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunlight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minimum 4 hours of direct bright sunlight; avoid fully shady spots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Regular garden soil enriched with organic matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical and subtropical regions, 15°C-35°C with 75-85% relative humidity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePlanting \u0026amp; Spacing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan be grown in a large container, but does better planted directly in the ground where it can reach up to about 5 metres. It is a perennial that produces suckers from the rhizome, which take over as fruit-bearing stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatering:\u003c\/strong\u003e Check the top 2 inches of soil for dryness before watering; water more frequently on hot, windy days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFertilizer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Organic fertilizer roughly once every 10 months.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep only 1-2 main stems and remove extra suckers every 5-6 weeks so the main plant gains strength; cover developing bunches to protect from cold, sun scorch, and pests, and remove the male bud after the female flowering phase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFruiting \u0026amp; Harvest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlowering occurs roughly every 8-10 months (sometimes 12-13 months), and this variety starts fruiting about 12-13 months after planting. Fruit is large and angular even when ripe, with sweet, starchy, white-to-yellowish pulp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: This listing ships a young nursery plant, not a fruiting tree. Time to first fruit and yield vary by climate, care, and region - we don't promise a fixed timeline.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PlantsGram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45554290458759,"sku":"PG-FRUIT-BANANA-CHAKKARAKELI-01-P1","price":650.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/9984\/7303\/files\/Banana-Chakkrakeli-3.webp?v=1787730458","url":"https:\/\/plantsgram.com\/products\/banana-chakkarakeli","provider":"PlantsGram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}