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NANAMAN
08-14-2007, 08:35 PM
I got camera happy today and took pictures of all the fruit bunches in my yard. There are 8 bunches total and a flag too. Hope you enjoy the pics.
Logee's Ladyfinger:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4748&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4748)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4749&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4749)
Fhia-3
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4750&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4750)
and another FHIA-3
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4751&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4751)
D.Namwah
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4753&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4753)
and another D.Namwah
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4754&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4754)
D.Brazilian
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4756&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4756)
and another D. Brazilian
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4755&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4755)
Misi Luki
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4757&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4757)
and H.Color Mini flag
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4758&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4758)
momoese
08-15-2007, 01:02 AM
Wow! Hope your hungry!!
MediaHound
08-15-2007, 04:05 AM
Very nice, congrats!
I added the pic of your Logee's to the wiki:
http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Dwarf_Ladyfinger
:2722:
asacomm
08-15-2007, 04:14 AM
Hi NANAMAN,
Great pix! Wonderful.
By the way what is the capacity of the plastic pot/container of the first pic
of Ladyfinger either in gallons or liter?
I usually use 60L/abt16Gal plastic pot/container which is the max capacity
to be handled by manpower. 100L is of course better, but can not be moved
without help of a machine.
Anticipating your reply and thanks.
Stan
NANAMAN
08-15-2007, 11:16 AM
Hi NANAMAN,
Great pix! Wonderful.
By the way what is the capacity of the plastic pot/container of the first pic
of Ladyfinger either in gallons or liter?
I usually use 60L/abt16Gal plastic pot/container which is the max capacity
to be handled by manpower. 100L is of course better, but can not be moved
without help of a machine.
Anticipating your reply and thanks.
Stan
Hey Stan, It's a 15gal. container. Your right, anything bigger would need a crane or something. lol. I'll be putting the potted bananas in the ground soon, I really don't want to grow them in pots, just call me Lazy!
NANAMAN
08-15-2007, 11:32 AM
Fruit update... timing is a funny thing. I took those pictures yesterday morning, and after some thunder storms yesterday afternoon, this is the result;
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4771&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4771)
I know that I probably should have propped up the fruit bunch, but I don't want to use any supports that are unnatural looking (pvc, steel,etc...). I started growing bamboo just for that reason, but they are at least a couple years away. If I lose any more bunches, I may have to rethink that position! BTW,that was a FHIA-3, glad there's still another one.
cactus6103
08-15-2007, 12:57 PM
Sorry to see that picture! Can you send some of that rain up to NC? We need it so bad. Red
Greenie
08-15-2007, 04:06 PM
simply AMAZING!,great job:bananas_b
pitangadiego
08-15-2007, 10:59 PM
Nanaman,
Leave it alone. If there is still any connection in the flower stem, they will ripen. Never give up.
NANAMAN
08-16-2007, 12:56 AM
Nanaman,
Leave it alone. If there is still any connection in the flower stem, they will ripen. Never give up.
It snapped clean through, was hanging by a thread literally. Just a small piece of the leaf sheath was holding it. I should have taken a close up picture of it, the core of the stem looked like it had been cut with a laser or something, very clean!
pitangadiego
08-16-2007, 10:21 PM
If they have been hanging any length of time, just stand the top of the trunk with the bananas attached in some shady place, and see what happens. You might be surprised. Doesn't always work, but sometimes...
Greenie
08-17-2007, 01:02 PM
I had the opportunity to visit Brian and his "banana plantation" yesterday,Simply Amazing!.Thanks Brian :bananas_b
NANAMAN
09-10-2007, 11:22 PM
Had another bunch of D. Namwah emerge this summer, this is the last of three!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5345&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5345)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5347&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5347)
SOCALROCKER
09-10-2007, 11:44 PM
Wow
Congrats to all those banana's there is enough for the monkeys down there.Just kiding LoL.I hope they taste wonderful when they all ripen.The Dwarf brazillian banana's look great in there bunch.
Enjoy,
Mitch:nanadrink:
NANAMAN
09-11-2007, 12:02 AM
Thanks Mitch, I can't wait until something ripens. The brazilian bunches should be ready in about a month or so. I haven't seen any monkeys yet! lol.
momoese
09-11-2007, 10:47 AM
I know that I probably should have propped up the fruit bunch, but I don't want to use any supports that are unnatural looking (pvc, steel,etc...)
Do you have any Asian nurseries around your area? I have found huge Bamboo poles at my local Japanese nursery that I use to prop my bunches up.
Tangy
09-11-2007, 10:53 AM
Sorry to see that picture! Can you send some of that rain up to NC? We need it so bad. Red
+1 to that!
Congrats, this is very cool :) , but in Germany in zone 6-7 is it not possible :(
Tobias
Greenie
09-11-2007, 11:31 AM
Had another bunch of D. Namwah emerge this summer, this is the last of three!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5345&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5345)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5347&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5347)
very nice!,best pics I've seen on the forum in awhile.
NANAMAN
09-11-2007, 12:38 PM
Do you have any Asian nurseries around your area? I have found huge Bamboo poles at my local Japanese nursery that I use to prop my bunches up.
I haven't thought to look into Asian nurseries, but I did check with a bamboo dealer nearby. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll see what I can find.
Ethan
09-11-2007, 05:37 PM
WOW, what a yard! Lets see, banana fosters, banana daqauri, banana bread, banana...........are there enough recipes for all those bananas?
you might need this guy :2201: to help you eat all those.
-Ethan
Nanaman great pics. I am amazed. Quick question I see from your pics that you dont thin your plants it must work lol is this the best method? I was told only to leave a daughter and a granddaughter. Can you or one of the other professionals help with this? Again wow you are the man :waving:
PAJ53
09-11-2007, 11:03 PM
WOW! Nice looking plants, Great pictures!
NANAMAN
09-11-2007, 11:33 PM
Nanaman great pics. I am amazed. Quick question I see from your pics that you dont thin your plants it must work lol is this the best method? I was told only to leave a daughter and a granddaughter. Can you or one of the other professionals help with this? Again wow you are the man :waving:
Mike, believe it or not I do thin out the pups in the mat. But I don't to the extent of only two pups per mother plant. I feed these things constantly so I don't think that the fruit production suffers having more pups. Case in point, the original D. Namwah I planted produced 11 hands. I allowed two pups the same height to grow and each bunch has produced 16 hands of fruit, flowering at the same time (1 wk. apart). Sometimes I just get lazy and don't trim them for a while, but eventually they get taken care of. I added a lot of organic material to the soil prior to planting, and continue to add organics, and supplement with chem. ferts. If the planting beds weren't as fertile, I'm sure fruit production would suffer. Thanks for the kind words!
Nanaman thank you for the information. I will be a happy man when I can do half off what you can. I am going to get me a D.Namwa.:0520: Again you are the man.
Fcastro
09-12-2007, 12:47 PM
Nanaman,
That's awesome, you've grown some very nice plants! Congrats on your ton of bananas. You must be stoked, I know I would be too.
Simply Bananas
09-14-2007, 02:16 PM
I have had good success(100%) by using bungee cords to hold p-stems with heavy bunches upright. Just connect 2-3 cords from around the loaded p-stem around some other big plants in the matt. They all even seem to stand up a little more strait. Caution--bungees can break uinder too much stress when connecting them.
Rmplmnz
09-14-2007, 09:51 PM
This is exactly why I grow bamboo...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3364&cat=600
NANAMAN
12-01-2007, 09:13 PM
Latest updated fruit pics:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7032&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7032)
Nino Flower
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7035&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7035)
D Brazillian Flower
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7034&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7034)
D Brazillian Bunch
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7012&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7012)
Manzano Fruit
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7013&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7013)
SH-3640 Fruit
island cassie
12-01-2007, 09:45 PM
Brian - great pictures and super healthy looking plants!! I can't wait until my baby nanas get big enough to fruit.
Cassie
bencelest
12-01-2007, 11:03 PM
Simply amazing pictures.
Greenie
12-02-2007, 12:30 AM
thats awesome!
D_&_T
12-02-2007, 10:51 AM
awesome
and drooling while waiting on our D. Brazilian
Dan & Tara & kids
NANAMAN
12-31-2007, 07:46 PM
Updated fruit pics:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7430&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7430)
Nino with 3640 in background
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7423&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7423)
SH-3640
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7421&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7421)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7422&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7422)
Belle
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7425&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7425)
Manzano
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7424&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7424)
Logee's Ladyfinger
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7427&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7427)
Misi Luki
Greenie
01-01-2008, 05:11 PM
Outstanding!!!!!!!!!:08: :08:
magicgreen
01-01-2008, 05:21 PM
Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Magic green
magicgreen
01-01-2008, 05:58 PM
Great minds think alike Greenie!
NANAMAN
03-14-2008, 07:46 PM
The first fruits of the season started to ripen today. Manzano, one of my personal favorites, is turning yellow. The only problem is, I'm not home to see, taste, or take any pictures of it! Hopefully,I'll get there before they're gone. The SH3640 should be next in line, maybe I'll be there for them! I know it may sound weird but, it kind of feels like I missed my daughters first school play, ball game, etc... I hope to post some pictures soon.
simona
03-19-2008, 02:54 PM
Your plants are great! Gratulation!
Especially the dwarf Ladyfinger (Loggee) would be interesting for us here in Germany, because of such an enormous bunch in a container.
Do you know, whether its need for warmth is similar to a Dwarf Cavendish or a Musa Rajapuri. Or does it prefer warmer climates??
Would be glad to get information about this outstanding plant.
simona from Bavaria (Germany)
NANAMAN
03-22-2008, 09:17 AM
Your plants are great! Gratulation!
Especially the dwarf Ladyfinger (Loggee) would be interesting for us here in Germany, because of such an enormous bunch in a container.
Do you know, whether its need for warmth is similar to a Dwarf Cavendish or a Musa Rajapuri. Or does it prefer warmer climates??
Would be glad to get information about this outstanding plant.
simona from Bavaria (Germany)
I can't give you any info about cold hardiness, I'm in zone 10 . Maybe someone else has some experience with colder climates?
simona
03-25-2008, 06:40 AM
Thank you for your answer.Sorry, I should have asked more clearly.
In Germany itīs surely not possible to grow it outside the whole year. I`m interested in Logee`s Dwarf Ladyfinger because itīs able to fruit in a container.
Do you know whether about 70 Fahrenheit (20-21 Grad Celsius) are enough during the winter season for good growth of the Dwarf Ladyfinger (as houseplant)?
Musa Rajapuri and Dwarf Cavendish are very good growing during winter here in Germany under these conditions.
Greetings from Germany
simona
Taylor
03-25-2008, 09:20 AM
Logee's stopped selling their Dwarf Ladyfinger this winter. So...if we here want it to continue to 'get around', we will have to do it ourselves. I hope the people who have it will sell some to members here this year.
simona
03-25-2008, 11:56 AM
And I hope there will be one day one of these suckers, which arrives in Germany. Itīs an absolutely outstanding variety.
simona
NANAMAN
06-11-2008, 06:44 AM
Just got back in town for a few days, and have a couple of new bunches. When I clean up the mats, I'll post a few more pics.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=10179&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=10179)
D. Namwah
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=10181&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=10181)
another D. Namwah
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=10180&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=10180)
Manzano
hydrojeff
06-11-2008, 07:24 AM
those are so nice wish i was in a 10, such nice bunches!!!!! going to take some time to eat all those naners!!!!
stumpy4700
06-11-2008, 08:07 AM
MMMMMMMMMMM. Nanaaaaaasss :bananarow:
They look great congrats.
dablo93
06-11-2008, 09:46 AM
you have really healthy plants! that bunches are large!
thanks for sharing it!
NANAMAN
06-11-2008, 10:02 AM
Thanks all for nice remarks! Wish I had time to spend on them like I used to.
Richard
06-11-2008, 10:09 AM
Just got back in town for a few days, and have a couple of new bunches. When I clean up the mats, I'll post a few more pics.
:woohoonaner:
Chironex
06-11-2008, 05:16 PM
Simply beautiful! Your pictures give me renewed hope and energy to see results like this someday. Since the Logee's Dwarf Ladyfinger is not being sold any longer (per Taylor's post), perhaps this would be a good one for TC'ing?
mskitty38583
06-11-2008, 10:59 PM
banana bread, banana pudding, banana milkshakes, chocolate covered bananas, banana bread pudding....and just plain naked nanas....yummy! congrats on the lovely, make my mouth drool,and my tummy rumble for yummy nanas!!! you are the nanaman!!:2761::2761::2761:
NANAMAN
06-11-2008, 11:05 PM
mskitty, you always make me laugh! Thank you.
Greenie
06-12-2008, 11:18 AM
thanks for sharing!,great looking plants as usual......
NANAMAN
09-04-2008, 10:37 PM
Just got back in town after being gone for 2 mo. There are alot of shredded/broken leaves and 1 1/2 ft. weeds, but also a few new bunches of fruit and a couple of new flags. Fortunately, Gustav didn't destroy any plants. I hope we are as lucky with hurricane Ike. Here's a few updated pictures:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12959&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12963&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12963)
SH3640
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12962&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12962)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12964&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12964)
Datil La Lima
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12965&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12965)
Manzano
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12961&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12961)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12966&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12966)
D. Namwah
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12960&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12960)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=12967&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12967)
Belle
Also have flags on Ney Poovan ,Nino and another Manzano. Next time I get back, there should be a few more bunches to post!
Greenie
09-05-2008, 01:19 AM
:eek::eek::bananas_b: great work!
NANAMAN
10-18-2008, 02:09 PM
Here are a couple updated pictures of fruit bunches for Oct 08:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=13980&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=13980)
Manzano
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=13981&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=13981)
Datil La Lima
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=13982&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=13982)
Ney Poovan
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=13986&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=13986)
Nino
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=13985&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=13985)
Belle
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=13984&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=13984)
Sh3640
bencelest
10-18-2008, 08:05 PM
Great pictures!
Patty in Wisc
10-18-2008, 11:35 PM
AWESOME pics Nanaman! Thanks for showing. I couldn't take my eyes off since page one.
Can I ask what the measurements of the big pot is in first pic w/ Logees Ladyfinger? It looks as big as what I have but you say yours is 15gal? I think mine is bigger. Can't measure now - too dark out. And, did you really grow that tree in it? WOW.
Patty
moomooman
10-19-2008, 12:49 AM
Great pics! Looks like your in for a feast!:lurk:
Those must've been some well taken care of bananas.
NANAMAN
10-24-2008, 06:54 AM
AWESOME pics Nanaman! Thanks for showing. I couldn't take my eyes off since page one.
Can I ask what the measurements of the big pot is in first pic w/ Logees Ladyfinger? It looks as big as what I have but you say yours is 15gal? I think mine is bigger. Can't measure now - too dark out. And, did you really grow that tree in it? WOW.
Patty
I'm sorry I did'nt respond sooner, I'm away from home so I can't measure the pot, but yes I did grow it in that pot! It fruited right at 3ft.
frog7994
10-24-2008, 07:26 AM
:woohoonaner:great pics I hope I can post some pics like that some day.
NANAMAN
11-21-2008, 10:57 PM
Just harvested 3 bunches: L to R Belle, Datil La Lima, SH-3640
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=14599&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=14599)
island cassie
11-22-2008, 12:53 AM
Brian - great fruit and great plants - congratulations on your harvest.
chong
11-22-2008, 01:05 AM
Thank you for your answer.Sorry, I should have asked more clearly.
In Germany itīs surely not possible to grow it outside the whole year. I`m interested in Logee`s Dwarf Ladyfinger because itīs able to fruit in a container.
Do you know whether about 70 Fahrenheit (20-21 Grad Celsius) are enough during the winter season for good growth of the Dwarf Ladyfinger (as houseplant)?
Musa Rajapuri and Dwarf Cavendish are very good growing during winter here in Germany under these conditions.
Greetings from Germany
simona
Hello Simona,
Yes, the Dwarf Lady Finger, or any banana plant, will do well inside the house for the winter in a 70°F environment. If you are successful with Dwarf Cavendish, you should be able to grow any banana under similar conditions. But you will need to make sure that it gets sufficient light. Daily misting will help very much as well, though a humidifier would be better. Then when you put it out in the spring, it should take off with a good head start.
Good luck to you, and welcome to the organization!
NANAMAN
11-22-2008, 11:52 AM
Brian - great fruit and great plants - congratulations on your harvest.
Thank You!
bencelest
11-22-2008, 02:53 PM
Those are super huge bunch. I am drooling.
Greenie
11-22-2008, 10:19 PM
Great job my friend!!!!!.I hope to get back in action real soon also......:nanadrink:
bananimal
11-23-2008, 06:28 PM
Brian,
Outstanding!
Can't wait to get my SH 3640, Belle, Logee's Ladyfinger, Manzano and Pisang Klotek in the ground. Waiting till the cold fronts blow over.
Give me a holler - me and the dog will help you eat them there naners. Wife and Dad too!!
Worrying now about the 4 in fruit right now -- Goldfinger with 120, Dwarf Namwah with 36, Dwarf Brazilian with 42 and Red Iholene with 27. The sporadic watering system I replaced, together with the cold, dealt them a cruel blow last winter/spring - woof!
Dan
NANAMAN
05-16-2009, 11:40 PM
Updated pics of fruit:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=17442&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=17442)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=17441&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=17441)
Namwah's
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=17443&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=17443)
Belle
proletariatcsp
05-17-2009, 12:44 AM
Now if we could only get the pineapples to fruit in bunches!
Thats an awesome bunch, my belly is aching from the pics:lurk:
frog7994
05-17-2009, 10:16 AM
lol really.
harveyc
05-23-2009, 08:14 PM
Wow, nice big bunches, I'm jealous!!!
musaboru
05-23-2009, 11:14 PM
Yeah those are really large bunches. What do you feed them Nanaman?
harveyc
05-24-2009, 12:16 AM
Dar, where are you located? I haven't seen anyone else in the forum growing Namwah, only Dwarf Namwah. I've been trying to get a Tall Namwah pup to compare to one of my unknown varieties.
musaboru
05-24-2009, 11:17 AM
Hah! I got the Dwarf Namwah recently just so I can compare to the regular Namwah. To see if the dwarf one will produce better bunches for me. Sending you a pm now...
venturabananas
01-05-2011, 01:07 PM
Brian, I know this is an old thread, but it seems like an appropriate place...
You've consistently grown and fruited many different varieties. For those of us deciding on which varieties we next need to plant (because apparently it is impossible to stop acquiring new plants), how would you rank that flavors of the ones you've grown?
I know taste is personal and subjective, but I'd love to hear your personal and subjective opinions!
Thanks,
Mark
NANAMAN
01-07-2011, 11:06 AM
Mark,
So far out of the 30+ varieties I've grown, my favorite ones are sweet/sub-acid bananas! Manzano, Golden Pillow, Chini Champa, Mysore. I have a few more varieties growing that are reported as sweet/sub-acid, but haven't fruited yet. Second on the taste list for me would be just good and sweet bananas like- D.Namwah, and Belle. I am also growing others that are reported as sweet with good flavor but have not fruited them yet! For just a standard, large fruited banana, it's hard to beat SH-3640. I like everything about it!
There are many other good varieties that I have grown and gotten rid of due to characteristics that I didn't care for- too tall, pup too much, too long to ripen, etc...
When I first started growing bananas, the quest was to find one that tasted like bananas my Grandfather grew. Still haven't found that one yet!
Hope that helps!
venturabananas
01-07-2011, 12:14 PM
Thanks Brian, that is very helpful information, especially since it looks like we have very similar tastes -- I'd say my two favorites so far are Misi Liku and Manzano. But aside from the Cavendish varieties (which aren't bad, just boring at this point), I've liked most of the ones I've tried. Thanks to Tony and Jon for giving me fruit to try.
bencelest
01-11-2011, 01:20 AM
I wish I live in San Diego so I can compete with Nanaman. (lol). Good job!
Iunepeace
05-18-2012, 11:41 AM
Lovely bunches Nanaman! Have you any more updates pics? :D
NANAMAN
05-19-2012, 01:48 AM
I'll be home in a month or so, should be something to post then.
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