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sunfish
10-14-2013, 04:59 PM
I don't have one but thought another thread was needed :woohoonaner:

caliboy1994
10-14-2013, 06:04 PM
:woohoonaner:

http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t464/musamaniac/Musa/20130923_144444_zpsafadda92.jpg

http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t464/musamaniac/Musa/20130923_145306_zps8f6c83be.jpg

ez
10-14-2013, 07:07 PM
I don't have one but thought another thread was needed :woohoonaner:

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac317/1tvg/niirbr6_zps4d50a2bb.gif

sunfish
10-14-2013, 07:12 PM
http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac317/1tvg/niirbr6_zps4d50a2bb.gif


Thanks :woohoonaner:

Dalmatiansoap
10-15-2013, 01:27 AM
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/A1/WaitingforGodotbySamuelBeckett_zps97455351.jpg (http://s730.photobucket.com/user/dalmatiansoap/media/A1/WaitingforGodotbySamuelBeckett_zps97455351.jpg.html)
:lurk:

robguz24
10-15-2013, 02:17 AM
I'm sure everyone is wondering what I think. I think they're yucky.

Bob3
10-15-2013, 06:03 PM
I don't have one but thought another thread was needed...so... do ya want one? ;)
:lurk:

sunfish
10-15-2013, 06:09 PM
so... do ya want one? ;)
:lurk:

No thanks. I have 8 different varieties and that's 4 too many

crazy banana
10-15-2013, 07:16 PM
No thanks. I have 8 different varieties and that's 4 too many

Which one will you keep and which are not to your standards?

sunfish
10-15-2013, 07:32 PM
Which one will you keep and which are not to your standards?

Well the AE AE I'll keep only because it's worth $,I'll keep the CA. Golds. The othershave not flowered for me yet so I 'm not sure about those,

It is not which are up to my standards it's just the amount of room I have

crazy banana
10-15-2013, 07:40 PM
Well the AE AE I'll keep only because it's worth $,I'll keep the CA. Golds. The othershave not flowered for me yet so I 'm not sure about those,

It is not which are up to my standards it's just the amount of room I have

As mentioned before, I unfortunately get frost here for a few early morning hrs in the winter and have to protect my plants somehow.
Is the taste and yield of CA Gold worth it to grow in SD? I like my Namwah and will have to report on the taste of the "real deal" Blue Java hopefully soon.

sunfish
10-15-2013, 08:09 PM
As mentioned before, I unfortunately get frost here for a few early morning hrs in the winter and have to protect my plants somehow.
Is the taste and yield of CA Gold worth it to grow in SD? I like my Namwah and will have to report on the taste of the "real deal" Blue Java hopefully soon.

I will keep the CA. Gold because of the small size mainly. I'm 95% certain there are better tasting bananas than CG.

bananimal
10-15-2013, 09:34 PM
I'm sure everyone is wondering what I think. I think they're yucky.

I second the motion and add crappy.

Richard
10-15-2013, 09:40 PM
Tony, the fruit she's got on her Blue Java is about 3/4 the size you'd get with a spring flowering that matures by August at your place. We're having an Indian Summer here in San Diego so in December we should visit the plant in person to see if the bunch should be hung in the garage or stay on the plant until April-May. In either case when the fruit is ripe it should be a good representation of how Blue Java grown in San Diego tastes. I'm looking forward to it. Also if that individual plant fairs well over her winter (zone 9b) then we should help her market it the pups as "California Blue".

crazy banana
10-15-2013, 11:15 PM
Tony, the fruit she's got on her Blue Java is about 3/4 the size you'd get with a spring flowering that matures by August at your place. We're having an Indian Summer here in San Diego so in December we should visit the plant in person to see if the bunch should be hung in the garage or stay on the plant until April-May. In either case when the fruit is ripe it should be a good representation of how Blue Java grown in San Diego tastes. I'm looking forward to it. Also if that individual plant fairs well over her winter (zone 9b) then we should help her market it the pups as "California Blue".

Haha, great idea.
I would definitely share some fruits with both of you for the ultimate SD Blue Java taste test.
There are three bunches right now: #1 from July 5th, #2 from Sept and #3 from October. So we will see, my guess is that at least #2 and #3 have to be bagged over the winter. Maybe we all will prefer the Namwah fruits of my other mat over the Blue Java if Rob and Dan are right.

BrianOC714
10-15-2013, 11:57 PM
I have some Blue Java pups that really should be separated, but I might be better off waiting till spring now.

Richard
10-16-2013, 12:21 AM
I have some Blue Java pups that really should be separated, but I might be better off waiting till spring now.

Are we talking about the real deal, or the renamed plants grown by LaVerne for nurseries and "big box" stores?

robguz24
10-16-2013, 01:08 AM
Who knows, maybe grown elsewhere they're better than in Hawaii. Manzano elsewhere are much loved, but in Hawaii they're generally chalky and astringent unless nearly rotting.

BrianOC714
10-16-2013, 10:07 AM
Are we talking about the real deal, or the renamed plants grown by LaVerne for nurseries and "big box" stores?

My Blue Java is from Encanto Farms, so I believe it is real.

crazy banana
10-16-2013, 11:53 AM
My Blue Java is from Encanto Farms, so I believe it is real.

Yes, it should be the real one.

ez
10-16-2013, 03:23 PM
Originally Posted by robguz24 http://www.bananas.org/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.bananas.org/f2/ice-cream-blue-java-19187-post231340.html#post231340)
I'm sure everyone is wondering what I think. I think they're yucky.I second the motion and add crappy.

Blue Java is a very beautiful plant and a vigorous grower but the taste was disappointing.

ez
10-16-2013, 03:56 PM
Haha, great idea.
I would definitely share some fruits with both of you for the ultimate SD Blue Java taste test.
There are three bunches right now: #1 from July 5th, #2 from Sept and #3 from October. So we will see, my guess is that at least #2 and #3 have to be bagged over the winter. Maybe we all will prefer the Namwah fruits of my other mat over the Blue Java if Rob and Dan are right.


In my zone 10b I have eaten fruit that's been dormant for two or three months the fruit is always dry sometimes tough and not as sweet, a taste test should be preformed on a plant that flower to harvest doing the warm months.

sal
01-09-2014, 07:18 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=55555&size=1

Looking thru my banana plants, I found my first pup on the ice cream/namwah. I still don't know what it really is. The person who sold it to me said that the fruit tastes like vanilla ice cream.

:nanadrink:

robguz24
01-09-2014, 08:36 PM
The person who sold it to me said that the fruit tastes like vanilla ice cream.


Then it can't be Ice Cream or Namwah:08:

sal
01-09-2014, 09:54 PM
It's a mystery banana. LOL

Julian
01-10-2014, 01:09 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=55555&size=1

Looking thru my banana plants, I found my first pup on the ice cream/namwah. I still don't know what it really is. The person who sold it to me said that the fruit tastes like vanilla ice cream.

:nanadrink:

Does not look like Ice Cream. Too much of that pinking color.

sal
01-10-2014, 09:17 AM
I am not having my hopes high that its an ice cream variety. I would rather it be a namwah, but I am cool with whatever it is.

ez
01-10-2014, 09:27 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=55555&size=1

Looking thru my banana plants, I found my first pup on the ice cream/namwah. I still don't know what it really is. The person who sold it to me said that the fruit tastes like vanilla ice cream.

:nanadrink:

Does not look like Ice Cream. Too much of that pinking color.



New suckers that break the surface including Blue Java may have red/pink color until they receive enough sunlight. These are photos of my Namwah notice how they both have different shapes and colors there from the same corm.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5475/11880555556_99a4f3be96_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/104348596@N08/11880555556/)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2807/11880550926_92fd807516_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/104348596@N08/11880550926/)

bananimal
01-10-2014, 11:56 PM
Blue Java is a very beautiful plant and a vigorous grower but the taste was disappointing.

Having come to this conclusion doesn't it make everybody wonder why so many people want this thing?

It's the miracle of marketing. Label an exotic name like blue java with the down home comfort name ice cream and heads begin to swoon. Gotta have it, gotta have it, gotta have it!!!

ez
01-12-2014, 11:52 AM
Having come to this conclusion doesn't it make everybody wonder why so many people want this thing?

It's the miracle of marketing. Label an exotic name like blue java with the down home comfort name ice cream and heads begin to swoon. Gotta have it, gotta have it, gotta have it!!!


This is true

For me after the first harvest it was more about the blue green fruit, one of the two mats located 20' from the street, when it had fruit it got a lot of attention from people walking by, on bicycles and even cars would slow down.

:0519:

caliboy1994
01-13-2014, 11:53 PM
I've concluded that Namwah is probably hardier than Ice Cream/Blue Java. Misi Luki Namwah is recovering faster from the cold snap, but both still are alive.

robguz24
01-14-2014, 01:42 AM
I've concluded that Namwah is probably hardier than Ice Cream/Blue Java. Misi Luki Namwah is recovering faster from the cold snap, but both still are alive.

My Namwah and Ice Cream are recovering from our cold snap too. It got down to 62.6 last week, the coldest in a year! Fortunately the low is back around 68-69 again, though I prefer lower :-)

caliboy1994
01-14-2014, 04:09 AM
My Namwah and Ice Cream are recovering from our cold snap too. It got down to 62.6 last week, the coldest in a year! Fortunately the low is back around 68-69 again, though I prefer lower :-)

62.6? How cute. We got down to 25 three or four times. :08: