Panoramic view of the lush area where the plantation is located. Notice the multiple shades of green typical of this tropical ecosystem.
Very young banana plantlets, corms or “suckers” are removed from the “mother plant” by introducing a spade between the mother plant and the sucker. After detachment, all roots, soil and surrounding tissue from the corm are removed to minimize the transfer of pathogens and parasites to the planting site. They are allowed to dry overnight and placed in individual bags with about 2 liters of good soil and compost.
This procedure, although labor intensive and time consuming, allows for a closer, more controlled monitoring, watering (using rain water) and nutrient management during the most vulnerable early growing stages of the banana plant. Only plants that developed strong and show signs of no diseases are then taken to the field, usually one to two months after bagging.
Plantlets are then taken to and planted in the field following the natural contour of the terrain.
As plants grow they are individually weeded by hand using "machetes". During the first six months, grass is allowed to grow between plants to minimize runoff and erosion.
After six months, leaf cover is wide enough to provide sufficient shade, where weed growth is minimized and more effort can be directed at tending each individual plant.
The banana plant will grow for nine to twelve months, then.......
Ripe bananas are then individually selected, peeled, sliced and dehydrated. Handling ripe bananas require special considerations because of their perishability.
......it will bloom.
The number of flowers to set depend on plant strength and consistent water supply. The bananas will grow and fill during the next three-four months.
Right after the first bananas from the first top hand or tier show the first hint of yellow, the bunch is harvested.
Neo-Musa ripe banana chips,
a novel, healthier, tastier banana chip. FOUR pounds of fresh, all natural, fully ripe bananas, per pound of chips. Experience an exotic tropical taste that grows on you fast! No frying, no sugar syrup dipping, no coloring and no preservatives!
Being firm believers of the concept of sustainability, all objectives, strategies and practices are consciously aimed towards being environmentally acceptable, economically fair and socially just. 
This page was last updated: May 24, 2008
The end result of these processes and efforts is a new all natural agricultural product whose appearance, taste, aftertaste and keeping qualities have generated a high quality ripe banana chip.
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The main objective for Neo-Musa is quite straight forward, to make available to the person who’s conscious of what he, she, family and friends consume, a completely natural product that is highly nutritious, healthy, good tasting, with an excellent shelf life, at an affordable price.Grown on the mountains of Puerto Rico, nurtured by a tropical/sub-tropical, humid, environment, these bananas are benefited by the Average Daily Maximum Temperature of 88°F and an Average Minimum Daily Temperature of 67°F. Two distinct seasons, a rainy season that typically extends from April-May to November-December, and a dry season that characterizes the remaining time period, with an average total yearly rainfall of approximately 80 inches. Winds are typically from the South-East, at 8-10 MPH, during the day; and about a quarter to half that velocity and from the North during the night. The “Island Effect”, in which hot air rises as the land mass heats during the day, and cool air from the ocean moves in to fill the void created by the upward draft, creates a condition which provides the banana plants with significantly milder temperatures, specially at night, even though the island is relatively close to the equator.
