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Old 08-26-2017, 09:51 PM   #55 (permalink)
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Default Re: Bananas in my garden

Here's some characteristics of the banana I'm growing labeled "Pisang Ceylon":

I'm growing it in zone 10b San Diego county California, where our highest humidity is when it's cool and our lowest humidity (sometimes < 10%) is when it's hot.

It fruits at a pstem height of 7 feet.

The time of harvest is typically mid-summer. At that time I'll also have a single 3' to 4' pup (due to thinning) which will be next year's crop.

The plant appears to be as "cool tolerant" as Namwa.

The average fruit is about 4 inches long and 1 inch at the largest diameter.

The flesh has an orangish hue. It is sweet, but also has slight sub-acid flavor with something like nectarine overtones.

Here's two pictures, one of the stalk with fruit bud and the other during flowering and fruiting.



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