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Nicolas Naranja
09-03-2011, 07:15 PM
Apparently that strange Hua Moa sport I had either eventually turns normal or is a common somatic mutation
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45527&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45527)

It actually has fruited we'll see what they look like mature
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45525&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45525)

These next two are Giant Plantain

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45526&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45526)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45524&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45524)

Some Hua Moa
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45523&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45523)

RAINFOREZT
09-05-2011, 10:25 AM
Hi Nicolas, I have few questions for you? Or any other member may be able to help.

I know you are growing different types of plantains like giant plantain, Dwarf Super plantain, Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain, Etc. Which one is taste better? Are Burro and hua mua also plantains? Why do the giant plantains called giant plantain? What is giant? Fruits or the tree?

Does the fruits of Misi looki, Tall namwah, and dwarf namwah are the same? Any taste difference?

And one more question. What is the difference between FHIA1, FHIA17, and FHIA18 etc? Are they all (FHIAs) taste different or same?
:nanadrink:

venturabananas
09-05-2011, 10:57 AM
Rainforezt,

Here are the answers that I feel sure about, I've leave the other questions for someone who knows more.

FHIA 1, 17, and 18 are all genetically different plants. FHIA 1 and 18 are actually siblings, but not clones. They all taste different. FHIA 1 and 18 are similar, but 18 is more tart. FHIA 17 is very similar to a supermarket Cavendish, but gets pretty nasty when too ripe.

Burro (Orinoco) and Hua Moa and not technically plantains, though both are primarily cooking bananas. True Plantains are a specific subgroup and not that closely related to Burro or Hua Moa.

To me, tall Namwah and Dwarf Namwah taste pretty darn similar. Misi Luki could be the same as tall Namwah. The jury is still out.

Nicolas Naranja
09-05-2011, 01:24 PM
I'm not a very good judge of taste. I think the Giant, Dwarf and Super all taste the same. I actually think that the Dwarf is a dwarf sport of the giant and the super is a french sport of the dwarf. Technically speaking Hua Moa is not a plantain and neither is Burro. Here in South Florida, you commonly here "platano hawaiiano" for Hua Moa and "platano burro" for burro. To me, the only thing Hua Moa is good for is tostones and chips. I have trouble making tostones with Burro, they come out fluffy and don't stay together. However, once over-ripe they make a decent maduro.

As for the FHIA varieties, I personally only grow FHIA-17 and that was in order to have a regular banana that had some resistance to Sigatoka. It hasn't been a very good variety for me. I have tasted both FHIA-1 and FHIA-18 and wasn't really happy with the taste. They are very productive though.

Oh and the giant part of the giant plantain has to do with the height. It's not really that tall though. I believe it is really Maricongo from Puerto Rico.

raygrogan
09-06-2011, 10:00 AM
Thanks for the cool pix. Plantains are one of my favorites. The way I cook them is "45-45". I get the blackest ripest ones I can buy, then just toss in the oven whole, sitting on the rack. Turn the heat way up to 450F, set the cook time for 45 min and walk away. If I forget about them til next day, fine. (Altho the house smells great ...) The only problem with the method is the hot black juice that oozes out and makes ashes on the bottom of the oven. (If you care about that you can put an old cookie tray there to catch it.) And they look like a black mess. But serving is easy, I just put them on a big plate and people slice off bits as they want. You just have to peel into the burnt peels to find the good part and put that on a clean plate, and leave the mess until it is all gone. The flavor is killer, all by itself.

Nicolas Naranja
04-15-2012, 02:42 PM
My planting at the house is really starting to take off. Twin rows 6' apart 5' in row spacing. 18' from center to center.

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/HPIM1179.jpg

DoctorSteve
04-15-2012, 07:48 PM
I love that picture. I told my wife that is what I want. We are saving for a piece of land, so someday it will happen.

Nicolas Naranja
04-15-2012, 08:32 PM
I love that picture. I told my wife that is what I want. We are saving for a piece of land, so someday it will happen.

That is just my back yard. I live on an acre. I rent the other land that I farm. I figure that if I am going to maintain an acre it may as well make me some money.

bananimal
04-15-2012, 11:14 PM
Nick ----- Will you plant bananas in front of the house. Or is this a no-no?

Nicolas Naranja
04-16-2012, 08:10 AM
Nick ----- Will you plant bananas in front of the house. Or is this a no-no?

My wife won't let me

Nicolas Naranja
04-22-2012, 07:49 PM
Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain "enano común"
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-04-22182428.jpg

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-04-22182334.jpg

Nicolas Naranja
06-08-2012, 08:49 PM
My plant nursery about 250 plantains.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-06-08175920.jpg

My backyard has 85 banana and plantain plants.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-06-08175730.jpg

bananimal
06-09-2012, 08:14 AM
Nick ---- How is the Pisang Klotek doing? Got a pic? Should be a monster by now growing in that muck soil.

And the Guanabana tree?

Nicolas Naranja
06-09-2012, 10:05 AM
Nick ---- How is the Pisang Klotek doing? Got a pic? Should be a monster by now growing in that muck soil.

And the Guanabana tree?


The guanabana died from wind and 40 degree weather. The pisang klotek is the banana tree in the background on the far right.

bananimal
06-09-2012, 11:01 AM
At the corner of the house? Looks good!

I just dug out another big PK sucker. Know anybody that wants it?

Nicolas Naranja
06-10-2012, 06:00 PM
At the corner of the house? Looks good!

I just dug out another big PK sucker. Know anybody that wants it?

It's the one at the far right corner of the picture. The one next to it is a FHIA-17

Nicolas Naranja
06-17-2012, 11:42 PM
For height reference the plants on the right are about 5-5.5' tall. I took the picture from the top of my truck which I had parked on top of a pile of spoil. So I'm about 15' in the air. Things are growing fast.

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-06-17153349.jpg

Nicolas Naranja
08-14-2012, 01:18 PM
As expected, two months of Summer in Florida and wow did things grow.

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-08-13175328.jpg

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-08-13175347.jpg

NeedMoreNanas
08-14-2012, 04:28 PM
How do you remove the pups from all those plants?

Nicolas Naranja
08-14-2012, 11:10 PM
How do you remove the pups from all those plants?

Machete 1x per month.

bananimal
08-14-2012, 11:19 PM
Looks great Nick. I could use some plantain pups. There's a lot of interest in plantains where I am.

shilisha
08-15-2012, 03:48 AM
WOW!Great photos!Thanks for sharing the pretty photos of banana trees!I love bananas,but I know little about it.Great!

venturabananas
08-15-2012, 10:43 AM
Machete 1x per month.

Nick, do you chop them off at ground level and the gouge down with the machete to get the meristem, or do you use the machete to completely remove the sucker at its attachment point to the mother corm?

If you were to look at my yard, you'd see I have a lot to learn about mat maintenance! :ha:

Nicolas Naranja
08-15-2012, 06:44 PM
Nick, do you chop them off at ground level and the gouge down with the machete to get the meristem, or do you use the machete to completely remove the sucker at its attachment point to the mother corm?

If you were to look at my yard, you'd see I have a lot to learn about mat maintenance! :ha:

I gauge down. My wife said that If I had bananas in the backyard they had to be maintained a whole lot better than they were at the farm. It seriously takes me less than an hour to desucker. It's only 85 plants. I know how ridiculous that sounds but I've gone from 2000 plants to a little over 500.

PR-Giants
09-10-2012, 08:11 AM
Thanks Nick,

Great photos & info.

I have a Super & a Giant growing, these are my first and I will not be pruning any hands this time.

What should I expect for size & yield ?

Nicolas Naranja
09-10-2012, 09:22 AM
Thanks Nick,

Great photos & info.

I have a Super & a Giant growing, these are my first and I will not be pruning any hands this time.

What should I expect for size & yield ?

The supers will probably be 7-8" long and 45mm wide if you don't prune. The bunch will probably have 8 hands and over 100 fingers. I have learned that these varieties of french plantains are used by plantain chip producers who don't really care how long the plantain is. The overall yield should be 30-40lbs

The giant plantain will probably have 5 hands of 10" long 50mm wide fruit. The bunch will probably weight 25-30 lbs. Probably only has 35-45 fingers.

PR-Giants
09-10-2012, 10:50 AM
The supers will probably be 7-8" long and 45mm wide if you don't prune. The bunch will probably have 8 hands and over 100 fingers. I have learned that these varieties of french plantains are used by plantain chip producers who don't really care how long the plantain is. The overall yield should be 30-40lbs

The giant plantain will probably have 5 hands of 10" long 50mm wide fruit. The bunch will probably weight 25-30 lbs. Probably only has 35-45 fingers.

This is how they were advertised...

Giant Plantain produces 150 lb. bunches of long fruit on 12ft. trees.

Super plantain is named so for its ability to produce fruit in 11 months!!!

Super Plantain produces large bunches of fruit on compact 8ft. trees.

I wanted to grow them out of curiosity.

Nicolas Naranja
09-10-2012, 10:59 AM
This is how they were advertised...

Giant Plantain produces 150 lb. bunches of long fruit on 12ft. trees.

Super plantain is named so for its ability to produce fruit in 11 months!!!

Super Plantain produces large bunches of fruit on compact 8ft. trees.

I wanted to grow them out of curiosity.

The only bunch I've ever seen that approached 150 lbs was FHIA-17. The super plantain is as quick and probably shorter than advertised. I can probably count on one hand the number of bunches I have seen that exceed 60 lbs.

Nicolas Naranja
10-03-2012, 05:45 PM
"Giant Plantain"
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-03172800.jpg

"Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain"
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-03172730.jpg

"Dwarf Super Plantain"
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-03172645.jpg

Nicolas Naranja
10-16-2012, 12:38 PM
Super plantain bunch unfurling its bracts

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-15170211.jpg

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-15170158.jpg

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-15170150.jpg

bananimal
10-16-2012, 04:59 PM
Super plantain bunch unfurling its bracts

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-15170211.jpg

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-15170158.jpg

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-10-15170150.jpg

Nick -- how come you didn't hand prune the super?

Nicolas Naranja
10-16-2012, 09:04 PM
Hand pruning is on the agenda for tomorrow, I took these pictures between getting home and going to the chamber of commerce meeting. It's actually 3 different bunches.

edzone9
11-27-2012, 08:07 PM
Nicolas how do you deal with The Black spots That PR dwarf Plantain are knonw for.

I have 2 PR Plantain Dwarfs & They Get Black spots On The Leaves .
What do you treat that with & Can the black spot kill the entire plant ?

Thank you...Oh do you have PR Maricongo Plantain?

Nicolas Naranja
11-27-2012, 09:30 PM
Nicolas how do you deal with The Black spots That PR dwarf Plantain are knonw for.

I have 2 PR Plantain Dwarfs & They Get Black spots On The Leaves .
What do you treat that with & Can the black spot kill the entire plant ?

Thank you...Oh do you have PR Maricongo Plantain?

Black spots: I have a rotation of Kocide, Serenade, and Keyplex and I have gotten more aggressive with deleafing and desuckering.

I have the dwarfs and the tall maricongo. I also have dwarf superplantain and A tall french-type plantain that was a bunch reversion of Maricongo. I am a big proponent of Serenade. It is a biological fungicide that has helped me control all kinds of diseases.

Nicolas Naranja
12-13-2012, 05:31 PM
Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-12-13170750.jpg
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-12-13170825.jpg
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2012-12-13171002.jpg

venturabananas
12-13-2012, 05:49 PM
Nick, how do plantains that flower now for you fare over winter?

Nicolas Naranja
12-13-2012, 06:01 PM
Nick, how do plantains that flower now for you fare over winter?

They do OK. I imagine that these will do better than others have since it rarely gets below 50 this close to the lake. I was a good 1000' from the lake shore at my old farm now I am 100-200' away. Nevertheless, it will probably be April before I harvest these.

edzone9
12-14-2012, 09:39 PM
Hello Nick;

Is Your Plantain Tree Farm Is Open To The Public ?

I work all over the state of FL & I know that its a matter of time before i get sent to your neck of the woods.

If so i would like to visit the farm and buy afew pups & hall them to NE Florida:08:

About your Guanabana tree , i bought one about 6ft tall in miami fl by Acosta Farms , And after a cold snap here in St Augustine , all the leaves fell out .
is it dead ? the trunk looks healthy thou..

I am treating it with a lil Super Thrive .
Thank You ..

Nicolas Naranja
02-19-2013, 10:05 PM
So I went out and took some pictures at night and was generally pleased

This guy is nearing harvest
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-02-18214446_zpsc4d0c5a3.jpg

So is this one
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-02-18214535_zps7475c960.jpg

This one probably has another 6 weeks
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-02-18214250_zpsbf94dc3c.jpg

Nicolas Naranja
02-24-2013, 07:45 PM
Sunset in Pahokee
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-02-24175921_zpsbb8807c9.jpg

I've just about harvested the 1st crop from my backyard
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-02-24180045_zps23e57001.jpg

Nicolas Naranja
04-01-2013, 09:11 PM
On the right Rhino Horn on the on the left Dwarf Puerto Rican

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/HPIM1194_zpsa798e16d.jpg

robguz24
04-01-2013, 11:01 PM
Cool, those ARH look about as red as the ones I have that are supposed to be ARH.

delonix87
04-01-2013, 11:02 PM
That grass would steal alot of nutrients and water from your plantains

Nicolas Naranja
04-02-2013, 07:48 AM
That grass would steal a lot of nutrients and water from your plantains

Water is not so much of an issue at this location, it is pretty wet most of the time. Killing the grass is the next thing on my to do list. But I will only kill it in the row of the banana plants, and will not till. That grass allows me to get around the farm even when it is wet.

edzone9
04-02-2013, 01:15 PM
Looks Really Good !!!:08:

Nicolas Naranja
04-07-2013, 06:22 PM
Dwarf Super Plantain
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/HPIM1198_zps2c64ee07.jpg

Another Hua Moa
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/HPIM1196_zps9338ef85.jpg

Nicolas Naranja
05-31-2013, 09:21 AM
Update
On the left Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain. On the right, African Rhino Horn.
An older picture of this location is further down the thread. Still no flowers.

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-05-30190654_zpsf6d8e43d.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-05-30190654_zpsf6d8e43d.jpg.html)

PR-Giants
06-04-2013, 11:56 AM
It looks good, should be soon.

You are really lucky to have all that grass adding nutrients to your plantains.

It's great how the roots of the grass keep the top of the soil nice and loose.

Nicolas Naranja
06-04-2013, 12:40 PM
It gets mowed maybe once per month. Every 3 months cows pass through it.

Nicolas Naranja
06-17-2013, 07:10 PM
I have my first arh flower, but naturally I didnt have my camera or phone

PR-Giants
06-17-2013, 07:37 PM
Congratulations Nick, bout time.

The blooms are nothing special until they start to open, sounds like you have a few days.

Nicolas Naranja
06-17-2013, 08:37 PM
Congratulations Nick, bout time.

The blooms are nothing special until they start to open, sounds like you have a few days.

Ive got 140 of them, so we shall see.

Nicolas Naranja
06-19-2013, 08:13 AM
Now this doesn't have to TTWWOP

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-06-18192708_zpsde84a574.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-06-18192708_zpsde84a574.jpg.html)

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-06-18192644_zpsf8f6103b.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-06-18192644_zpsf8f6103b.jpg.html)

Nicolas Naranja
06-26-2013, 07:45 AM
It's starting to open

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-06-25182010_zps5a74326c.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-06-25182010_zps5a74326c.jpg.html)

bananimal
06-26-2013, 07:34 PM
Nick --- put a rope on that thing and stake it. I'm seeing big wind gusts also this past week. My ARH is still a pup.

Huge new leaf on the PK got folded over. Will have to get the 12 ft ladder out to unfold it and set the new cigar leaf free.

Nicolas Naranja
07-06-2013, 02:14 PM
A 4 hander
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-05180415_zpseadfe0f2.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-05180415_zpseadfe0f2.jpg.html)

Look at the fingers on this one.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-05180450_zpsb56d17e6.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-05180450_zpsb56d17e6.jpg.html)

Nicolas Naranja
07-17-2013, 07:46 PM
ARH

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-17175251_zpsb329e2f6.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-17175251_zpsb329e2f6.jpg.html)

bananimal
07-17-2013, 08:15 PM
ARH

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-17175251_zpsb329e2f6.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-17175251_zpsb329e2f6.jpg.html)

Nick --- put a rope and a stake on that thing.

PR-Giants
09-05-2013, 02:14 PM
The beauty of TD Gabrielle.

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Hornsep5_zps7cd86cc7.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Hornsep5_zps7cd86cc7.jpg.html)

edzone9
09-05-2013, 05:05 PM
Those ARH plantains look awesome ! , i have a small ARH pup from Dan , i cant wait to get plantains from it ... the timming has to be right !:08:.

Ed..

Nicolas Naranja
09-05-2013, 06:20 PM
Hmm...I guess 90 days is right around the corner for my first ARHs. The 4 hander hasn't filled out very well.

Nicolas Naranja
09-05-2013, 10:45 PM
Keith, our weather guy says Eastern Puerto Rico is having heavy rain, how is it.

bananimal
09-06-2013, 11:00 AM
Keith, Watch out for twisters. Take care and keep an eye on the dogs. What's the % of laydowns?

Dan

Nicolas Naranja
09-22-2013, 05:30 PM
It was such a beautiful day! I took some pictures of African Rhino Horn in various states of disrobe

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-09-22165519_zpsce3c3ccd.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-09-22165519_zpsce3c3ccd.jpg.html)

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-09-22165512_zps956b6434.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-09-22165512_zps956b6434.jpg.html)

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-09-22165446_zps79996bac.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-09-22165446_zps79996bac.jpg.html)

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-09-22165421_zps8e53513e.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-09-22165421_zps8e53513e.jpg.html)

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-09-22165407_zpse4e63278.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-09-22165407_zpse4e63278.jpg.html)

robguz24
09-22-2013, 06:01 PM
About how tall was the shortest of your ARH when it bloomed?

Nicolas Naranja
09-22-2013, 06:17 PM
About how tall was the shortest of your ARH when it bloomed?

10' They aren't as tall as I thought they would be.

Nicolas Naranja
01-03-2015, 07:56 PM
The last common dwarf at my house.

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20150103_172634_zpsd3827d3c.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20150103_172634_zpsd3827d3c.jpg.html)

curlydrew
09-02-2016, 04:55 AM
are you selling any pups I will like to start growing plants

Nicolas Naranja
09-07-2016, 02:56 PM
are you selling any pups I will like to start growing plants

Yes

Nicolas Naranja
02-27-2017, 03:34 PM
648 Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantains

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/34804712-1FF1-423F-8425-B07302478D98_zpsuyaupvjr.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/34804712-1FF1-423F-8425-B07302478D98_zpsuyaupvjr.jpg.html)

edwmax
02-27-2017, 09:37 PM
Ahh ... tell us more about those.

Mark Dragt
02-27-2017, 11:01 PM
That's a bunch of plantains.

HMelendez
02-28-2017, 05:13 AM
Nick,



Good luck with your new endeavor!.....I know you got the skills and the experience in which definitely will pay-off!......:bananarow:

Nicolas Naranja
04-03-2017, 12:13 PM
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/7809908B-61B0-4B64-9CDC-F782F6CA0741_zpstbxqwmz8.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/7809908B-61B0-4B64-9CDC-F782F6CA0741_zpstbxqwmz8.jpg.html)

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Nicolas Naranja
04-03-2017, 12:45 PM
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For those of you who have been to my house, this picture will be a shocker

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Tytaylor77
04-03-2017, 04:26 PM
Wow when are you replanting! Is it all gonna be those PR dwarfs?

Nicolas Naranja
04-03-2017, 11:41 PM
Wow when are you replanting! Is it all gonna be those PR dwarfs?

Late July-Early August

Nicolas Naranja
01-25-2019, 05:12 PM
Dwarf Super Plantain
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4868/46864789931_526102cfd2_c.jpg

Dwarf Super Plantain - deflowered
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4826/46139860004_d55ce539f6_c.jpg

Hua Moa
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4838/46812795462_224f5b57c4_c.jpg

Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7873/46812779072_1b10e4c412_c.jpg

Giant Plantain
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7846/46812716002_eb0460a1ea_c.jpg

Giant Plantain - from the ground
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7819/46812796812_ca8d2f032b_c.jpg

HMelendez
01-29-2019, 05:48 AM
Awesome Nick!.....Thank you for posting an Update!.....For sharing the beautiful pictures!......







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Nicolas Naranja
03-26-2019, 09:16 PM
Dwarf Puerto Rican
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7894/33599286428_59c03b3b71_c.jpg

Same Bunch different angle, different day
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7868/47422900292_ff32696ed9_c.jpg

It actually ripened before harvest and the coons didn't get it
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7807/46560487075_fa4e26fa45_c.jpg

Another vertically challenged boricua
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7900/46560490545_fe4d03b398_c.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7869/46752497424_ab1fea37dc_c.jpg

Dwarf super plantain in flower
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7834/32533905707_b3d1da629d_c.jpg

The next two are Giant Plantain
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7894/46752489144_15c3b23bcd_c.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7808/46752494854_df84ce3c94_c.jpg

HMelendez
03-27-2019, 04:16 AM
Nick,




Thanks for posting, sharing the beautiful pictures!....Woohoo!.....Those boricua's are growing awesome!.....LOL!.....







:2723::bananarow::2723:

Nicolas Naranja
08-12-2019, 04:33 PM
Dwarf Super Plantain, a record for me for plantains 57lbs.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48523270036_f4eb01d5de_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48523438562_111f84f9a2_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48523270296_9201f83a13_b.jpg