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Old 05-28-2014, 01:16 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Default Re: Definative Days to Harvest list?

Flower to harvest for Namwah varieties (Dwarf Namwah, Misi Luki, and "Ice Cream") and Cavendish varieties (Dwarf Cavendish and maybe Williams) has been similar in my temperate environment, in the 6-8 month range. But planting to harvest has been pretty different: typically 2 to 2.5 years for Namwah varieties and 3 to 3.5 years for the Cavendish varieties. The Cavendish ones just stop growing over winter, while the Namwah ones keep making at least some progress. And yes, it takes a long time to grow ripe bananas in temperate zones!
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