Thread: Best FHIA Cultivar?
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Old 07-05-2013, 04:33 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Default Re: Best FHIA Cultivar?
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Originally Posted by Nicolas Naranja View Post
The only thing I will comment on about FHIA-17 vs Cavendish is that Cavendish can be difficult to get to ripen to a nice yellow color, whereas FHIA-17 does ripen to yellow nicely.

Also, I don't have trouble with cigar-end rot or crown rot on FHIA-17.
Thanks Nicolas Naranja It seems like I remember seeing one of your posts about a FHIA-17 harvest. Did they turn out good?
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