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Old 10-09-2012, 01:06 PM   #18 (permalink)
George Webster
 
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Originally Posted by pushak513 View Post
My buddy Brian has a Saba that has about 30 fingers on it now in zone 6 but its already frosted 2 days in a row here so I doubt they will get ripe before its time to go inside. just have to cut it down and let it go. Hoping at some point I can produce a little fruit in zone 6
An acquaintance tells me that if the fruit has most of its size; He leaves the stalk on the plant when he brings it in. He claims that still attached to the corm it will grow some more (even without leaves) and he can harvest them in January or February. I am still waiting for my first bloom.
George
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