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emls5
04-10-2016, 12:05 AM
Zone 9b, what would be the best bananas to grow
Botanical_Bryce
04-10-2016, 01:51 AM
Mysore has been awesome for me. I hear it is one of the best tasting.
cincinnana
04-10-2016, 06:39 AM
Zone 9b, what would be the best bananas to grow
This list is a start ...to what might survive in your zone.
.http://www.bananas.org/193518-post75.html
Botanical_Bryce
04-10-2016, 07:55 AM
That list is not the best by a long shot. Just cold hardy. Raja Puri is prone to choke making not even close to best. There are more factors to best than cold hardy.
Botanical_Bryce
04-10-2016, 07:57 AM
I had lists thrown at me but visiting places and getting real experience local made the difference.
If I had one to choose, I'd go with Namwah.
Jose263
04-10-2016, 07:21 PM
If I had one to choose, I'd go with Namwah.
Namwah would be my 1st choice also- cold hardy and very tastee - D namwahs are easier to winterize - In my zone 9a (Gulf Coast) pups have to overwinter and fruit the following spring/summer.
My tall namwah mat has a flower right now but only 2 leaves on the pstem - it is a big mat maybe the corm will support the bloom?
Richard
04-11-2016, 07:29 PM
Being familiar with Lompoc, I think Namwa would do well there. Perhaps venturabananas (http://www.bananas.org/member-venturabananas.html) can provide a sanity check.
Be careful with recommendations from well-meaning 9b folks in the gulf states ... their weather is very different (high vs. low humidity) than yours.
venturabananas
04-12-2016, 01:18 AM
Being familiar with Lompoc, I think Namwa would do well there. Perhaps venturabananas (http://www.bananas.org/member-venturabananas.html) can provide a sanity check.
Be careful with recommendations from well-meaning 9b folks in the gulf states ... their weather is very different (high vs. low humidity) than yours.
Yep, I had the very same thought. Namwah is your best bet for your climate.
hydroid
04-12-2016, 02:22 AM
+1 what Jose263 said. Pretty reliable fruiters, and nice size bunches for our climate.
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