Re: Late August bloom and help I D
First bunch is 100% tall Orinoco. (Bluggoe subgroup) ABB
Second bunch looks to be Orinoco also.
Looking awesome! Foliage feeding helps! After that big male bud drops down about 12” from the last hand snap it off. It will also help speed the fill time by a little.
Orinoco is very forgiving! If they aren’t 100% ripe by first frost harvest the bunch the night before and use ethylene gas to force ripen them! When underfilled the faster you ripen them the better! I will cut off a hand or 2 and put in a paper bag with 3-4 apples. Or if I want the whole bunch ripe fast, i wrap a trash bag up and around the bunch. Toss in 6-7 apples and tie it up top. Usually takes a week or so.
If you don’t use ethylene gas the underripe fruit will rot before the ripe! Or dry up. Faster the better! And of course you can eat them as plantains also! Out of all the plantains I have tasted, bluggoe types are still my favorite! I love the “potato” like taste they have cooked!
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