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Old 01-24-2013, 01:18 PM   #261 (permalink)
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Default Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants View Post
That's difficult to believe, are you using the Gregorian Calendar?

I'm almost sure Hawaii has a climate suitable for growing bananas.

In a normal banana growing region the Williams fruit will fill in 101.1 days on average.

GRIN Observation Data for TARS 17414

TARS 17414 - Musa acuminata - Williams - Florida, United States

I don't add any fertilizer or organics to my bananas, so I always harvest undersized bunches.

This bunch was only 34.2 lbs., which is 2/3's of what it should have been.
The only thing I can think of is that it's a bit cooler here most of the year than Puerto Rico and a lot of tropical areas of the world. The last few years they have started flowering at the beginning of winter, so fruit development has been throughout the coldest, rainiest, least sunny time of year. The other possibility is my Williams are another cavendish type which takes longer. I also wait to harvest until at least one fruit begins to turn yellow, but the fruit does seem to remain the same size for weeks before that. Sucrier and Iholena are the only types I've had so far that ripen within 100 days. Most have been 5-6 months.
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