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Nicolas Naranja
12-16-2013, 06:44 PM
Gros Michel
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173335_zps795da2c2.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173335_zps795da2c2.jpg.html)

Morado
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173311_zps68dbbb83.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173311_zps68dbbb83.jpg.html)

Red Iholena
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173300_zpse3b91458.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173300_zpse3b91458.jpg.html)

Manzano
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173249_zps35115076.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173249_zps35115076.jpg.html)

Dwarf Brazillian
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173240_zps3d8fd4e9.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173240_zps3d8fd4e9.jpg.html)

SH-3640
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173225_zps8c7995f3.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173225_zps8c7995f3.jpg.html)

Raja Puri (Datil La Lima)
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173210_zps57204bb8.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173210_zps57204bb8.jpg.html)

Veinte Cohol
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173201_zps7360de9a.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173201_zps7360de9a.jpg.html)

FHIA-3
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173124_zps9ef1535d.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173124_zps9ef1535d.jpg.html)

FHIA-25
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173108_zps98447c78.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173108_zps98447c78.jpg.html)

Pisang Ceylon
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173049_zpse581dc62.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173049_zpse581dc62.jpg.html)

Mysore
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173036_zps23fd40a8.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173036_zps23fd40a8.jpg.html)

Giant Cavendish
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_173013_zps76c51e96.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_173013_zps76c51e96.jpg.html)

Jamaican Lacatan
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_172959_zpse162f90b.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_172959_zpse162f90b.jpg.html)

Baloy
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_172947_zps3a7a3088.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_172947_zps3a7a3088.jpg.html)

A very difficult to harvest Dwarf Namwah
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_172910_zpsfae22161.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_172910_zpsfae22161.jpg.html)

Pisang Raja
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_172547_zpsca2120d1.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_172547_zpsca2120d1.jpg.html)

Kat2
12-16-2013, 06:54 PM
I'll take one of each except the Raja--got one! :08: Seriously, great pictures! Thanks!

eddiemunozep
12-16-2013, 07:17 PM
Wow,

Que bonito se ven.

If all goes well I will be trying to get sh 3640 and Fhia 17, 18 and one of the 20 series as well as dwarf namwa.

Eddie

servatusprime
12-17-2013, 12:08 AM
Wow I think I want a banana farm now! What's the scoop on the baloy variety? I never heard of that one before.

bengal tiger nanas
12-17-2013, 07:09 AM
great pictures, wish i could do that in ohio, thanks

Nicolas Naranja
12-17-2013, 09:06 AM
Wow I think I want a banana farm now! What's the scoop on the baloy variety? I never heard of that one before.

Some type of Cavendish variety from the Phillipines

Abnshrek
12-17-2013, 11:06 AM
Awesome pic's Nick.. This one does look like a fun one.. :^)

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_172910_zpsfae22161.jpg

PR-Giants
12-17-2013, 01:31 PM
Thanks Nick, Great Pics.

You're very lucky to grow in an area without any leaf diseases.

Nicolas Naranja
12-17-2013, 01:36 PM
Thanks Nick, Great Pics.

You're very lucky to grow in an area without any leaf diseases.


I have some sigatoka and cordana, but the dry cooler weather is keeping a lid on things. We haven't had much appreciable rain since early October.

PR-Giants
12-17-2013, 02:03 PM
I have some sigatoka and cordana, but the dry cooler weather is keeping a lid on things. We haven't had much appreciable rain since early October.

A little isn't too bad, it keeps you observant.

I can't leave green or brown leaves laying on the ground in the field, it would be disastrous.

The Morado is beautiful, hopefully it stays under 20'.

GreenFin
12-17-2013, 02:26 PM
A very difficult to harvest Dwarf Namwah
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20131216_172910_zpsfae22161.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20131216_172910_zpsfae22161.jpg.html)

Looks like a trap set by an enterprising gator hoping to catch himself a farmer :)

Nicolas Naranja
12-17-2013, 02:47 PM
A little isn't too bad, it keeps you observant.

I can't leave green or brown leaves laying on the ground in the field, it would be disastrous.

The Morado is beautiful, hopefully it stays under 20'.


It's unfortunate you can't leave leaves on the ground, it is great weed control.

PR-Giants
12-17-2013, 04:25 PM
It's unfortunate you can't leave leaves on the ground, it is great weed control.

Whether it's fortunate or unfortunate, we don't leave the leaves on the ground here.

In the tropics, the banana leaves act as a barrier on the soil surface limiting the oxygen,

as the soil goes anaerobic the roots near the surface die.

Nicolas Naranja
02-27-2014, 09:33 PM
It looks like Baloy is going to top out pretty short (5'). The pre-flag leaf is coming out. Some kind of dwarf cavendish.

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140227_170527_zps6bb5d27e.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140227_170527_zps6bb5d27e.jpg.html)

Nicolas Naranja
06-23-2014, 08:27 AM
It was a beautiful Saturday morning on the farm.

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140621_102018_zps4516870a.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140621_102018_zps4516870a.jpg.html)

Iunepeace
06-23-2014, 10:51 AM
It's unfortunate you can't leave leaves on the ground, it is great weed control.

I'm glad to hear this, as I recently cleared about 10 or so plants out of a mat and have alot of drying banana matter lying around. Can I just throw them under the plants or would they be better chopped first? And I didn't know they limit surface oxygen in the tropics; they perform the same function as mulch no? I don't mind cutting them into smaller pieces if that would solve the no oxygen access issue.

It looks like Baloy is going to top out pretty short (5'). The pre-flag leaf is coming out. Some kind of dwarf cavendish.

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140227_170527_zps6bb5d27e.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140227_170527_zps6bb5d27e.jpg.html)

I'm really starting to like this variety from all the pictures you've been posting Nicolas; can you tell me some of its merits? Is it a faster bloomer etc? The bunch you posting on the blooming page looks a pretty decent size too from what I assume to be a first generation's harvest :D

Nicolas Naranja
06-23-2014, 12:43 PM
Baloy is a relatively fast bloomer, I planted last July and it looks like I will harvest this July. It was by far the fastest of the group that I planted. It is the plant crop and it flowered in early March. I have another one or two at the shoreline farm that was planted in August. It has not flowered yet. It seems like it might be a real winner for greenhouses.

Iunepeace
06-23-2014, 12:56 PM
It certainly sounds like a pretty good variety and eight months to blooming isn't bad at all; is your shoreline farm cooler tempwise than this one, or is there some other that you think is lengthening the time for the Baloy down there to bloom?

Also do you know what it tastes like? If it's a nice flavor and has all these nice growths patterns it's a winner for me.

I'm wondering if I can get it to fruit even faster since I'm zone 11 :D

Nicolas Naranja
06-30-2014, 02:28 PM
For a better idea of how short Baloy is:

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140629_150147_zps9accbffe.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140629_150147_zps9accbffe.jpg.html)

I am 6' tall

Iunepeace
06-30-2014, 02:55 PM
Wow that's a tiny plant! I didn't realize it was that small; thanks for the size comparison. And nice tropical look on you too; looks ready to hit the beaches ;)

Nicolas Naranja
06-30-2014, 04:49 PM
Wow that's a tiny plant! I didn't realize it was that small; thanks for the size comparison. And nice tropical look on you too; looks ready to hit the beaches ;)

I did go to the beach right after the picture.

servatusprime
06-30-2014, 06:52 PM
Pretty good size bunch for such a short plant.

austinl01
06-30-2014, 10:06 PM
Great plant and bunch.

Nicolas Naranja
07-03-2014, 02:59 PM
I harvested the baloy today. The bunch was 25 lbs. Bottom hand had 6" fingers, top hand had 8" fingers. I can't wait to see what the ratoon does.

Nicolas Naranja
07-03-2014, 07:22 PM
Very large Flower on SH-3640
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140703_193134_zpsd3f2c48b.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140703_193134_zpsd3f2c48b.jpg.html)

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140703_193017_zps8ab18d22.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140703_193017_zps8ab18d22.jpg.html)


Dwarf Namwah
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140703_193114_zps8860282b.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140703_193114_zps8860282b.jpg.html)

Gros Michel
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140703_192953_zps8493315b.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140703_192953_zps8493315b.jpg.html)

Hua Moa
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140703_192822_zpsf21b408f.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140703_192822_zpsf21b408f.jpg.html)

Pisang Ceylon
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/IMG_20140703_194110_zps9695f62d.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/IMG_20140703_194110_zps9695f62d.jpg.html)

Labeled as chini champa
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/IMG_20140703_194305_zps179c6584.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/IMG_20140703_194305_zps179c6584.jpg.html)

Nicolas Naranja
08-27-2014, 09:15 PM
I am going through the farm and doing some cleaning. Trying to get the suckers and weeds under control

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20140827_193425_zps383c0cf5.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20140827_193425_zps383c0cf5.jpg.html)

Nicolas Naranja
01-03-2015, 08:07 PM
FHIA-18
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20150103_172628_zpsf5d6fe1f.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20150103_172628_zpsf5d6fe1f.jpg.html)

Dwarf Brazillian
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20150103_172616_zps8e7bf7c5.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20150103_172616_zps8e7bf7c5.jpg.html)

Hua Moas (Ripe)
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20150103_172520_zpscc27bc5e.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20150103_172520_zpscc27bc5e.jpg.html)

Either FHIA-23 or Paggi, I lost the planting record. I think FHIA-23
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20150103_172427_zps6ef125dc.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20150103_172427_zps6ef125dc.jpg.html)
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20150103_172439_zps35aac1c6.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20150103_172439_zps35aac1c6.jpg.html)

Williams nursery
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20150103_172337_zpsc9dd3ed1.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20150103_172337_zpsc9dd3ed1.jpg.html)
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20150103_172327_zps0d4a782b.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20150103_172327_zps0d4a782b.jpg.html)

Dwarf Cavendish nursery
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/20150103_172348_zpse682263c.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/20150103_172348_zpse682263c.jpg.html)

Nius
01-07-2015, 06:06 PM
Williams nursery

Dwarf Cavendish nursery


Are those TC? If so do you produce your own or you buy them from a supplier?

Overall farm looks great

Nicolas Naranja
01-07-2015, 08:28 PM
Are those TC? If so do you produce your own or you buy them from a supplier?

Overall farm looks great

sunshine horticulture