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MediaHound
05-21-2007, 07:59 PM
I'll update the thread as the bunch progresses, but I am happy to announce the arrival of my FHIA-01 Goldfinger flag leaf!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3091&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3091)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3092&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3092)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3093&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3093)

That's a small hill behind the plant, it's hard to tell from the photo. The two plants behind it are pups that were cut and moved back to form a row, each about three feet from the previous.

This was a TC, it's about two years old now.
This was the plant about a year ago (I have since removed the ficus):
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=1204&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1204&si=Goldfinger)

Yessss!

MediaHound
05-21-2007, 09:45 PM
Goldfinger in the wiki:
http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Goldfinger

NANAMAN
05-21-2007, 10:31 PM
Patriotic flag waving congrats!!!

Greenie
05-22-2007, 09:15 PM
:08: nice!

Kenzie_POM
05-22-2007, 10:57 PM
Way cool. Beautiful. Looking forward to pictures of the fruit. I have high hopes for mine this year. I was able to get six pups off of the first Goldfinger I bought. Planted five and gave away one. Wish us luck. They are all growing fast.

BGreen
05-23-2007, 06:29 AM
:2236: Very nice Jarred
The bananas are looking great.

Man I need to move to a warmer zone,

MediaHound
05-23-2007, 01:12 PM
Thanks for the kind words everybody!

Kenzie, I was able to get about as many pups off of mine before it started blooming. You sound like you're in the final stretch with yours, too. Luck!

BGreen - come on down! I got a vacant place you can rent out, it's got a huge yard and was just remodeled! lol

MediaHound
05-26-2007, 11:33 AM
Just took these photos, progress is fantastic.
We should be seeing the hands soon!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3138&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3138)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3136&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3136)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3137&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3137)

momoese
05-26-2007, 11:59 AM
Jarred, could you post a pic showing the whole plant and maybe get your dog in there again for size comparison?

MediaHound
05-26-2007, 12:46 PM
ok brb

AnnaJW
05-26-2007, 12:47 PM
Beautiful! Both the plant and the dog! :)

MediaHound
05-26-2007, 12:55 PM
Thanks Anna!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3145&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3145&limit=recent)

momoese
05-26-2007, 02:02 PM
Awesome! Thanks Jarred.

MediaHound
05-26-2007, 08:22 PM
Just checked on it again... it's totally horizontal now.
Tomorrow by the end of the day it should be hanging downwards.

MediaHound
05-27-2007, 05:46 PM
Just took these:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3167&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3167)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3168&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3168)

MediaHound
05-29-2007, 02:29 PM
Today's photos

The view from here:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3193&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3193)

is such:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3194&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3194)

:)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3195&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3195)

momoese
05-29-2007, 04:25 PM
Looks like the flower is pretty hefty! Should grow you a nice bunch.

MediaHound
06-01-2007, 02:04 PM
ok so this Goldfinger plant is now the subject of a contest!

http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=1926

That link above will take you to the contest.

In a nutchell, this is the contest:
Guess the amount of edible banana fingers this bloom will produce, and if you're right, you win an extremely rare Pisang Klotek sword pup from momoese's mat.

:birthdaynana:

Check it out!
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=1926

mcaleers
06-01-2007, 02:29 PM
Jarrod,

Beautiful plant, but the dog is beautiful too. Reminds me of my dog as a kid.:2748: :dancinpup:

MediaHound
06-01-2007, 02:37 PM
Thanks Susie!

Kylie2x
06-02-2007, 12:04 PM
WOW! Nice!!! I have several GF's.. I haven't gotten a bloom yet but I did get a handful of pups.. Got my fingers crossed for a bloom this yr.. It would be my first...
Kylie

MediaHound
09-13-2007, 01:07 AM
Hows your Goldfinger progress Kylie?

On another note, I have the fruit from this plant available if anyone wants to try some!
Go ahead and read this thread if you want to place an order:
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=2508

AltadenaGarden
06-17-2008, 06:25 PM
Is it really true that Goldfinger produces a second flower? According to the patent information a second flower will come in about a half a year after first flowering.

damaclese
06-17-2008, 07:57 PM
thanks Jarred thos are butifull plants and what a cuty of a Dog i sould post some of my guys on here i love dogs and bananas yes in that order hehehe

MediaHound
06-17-2008, 10:44 PM
Is it really true that Goldfinger produces a second flower? According to the patent information a second flower will come in about a half a year after first flowering.
Not what I experienced, the stalk dies and the pups take over.
That pretty much goes for any banana.

Porchlight
06-01-2015, 07:46 PM
...the stalk dies and the pups take over.
That pretty much goes for any banana.

So how much space should I allocate for a goldfinger plant?

Richard
06-02-2015, 12:31 AM
So how much space should I allocate for a goldfinger plant?
Here's a guide I wrote awhile for folks in our climate. It answers your question, and more: Banana Cultivation In Non-Tropical Climates (http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/guide-fruiting-banana.html)