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Richard
04-09-2008, 12:03 AM
In a large blender:

1 ripe full size Babaco (12")
2 ripe dessert bananas (5" x 1" each)
2 scoops french vanilla ice cream
4 oz unfiltered apple juice
4 oz crushed ice

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bencelest
08-20-2008, 09:07 AM
Hey Richard:
Your babaco is starting to put up new leaves finally.
What kind of fertilizer do I need?

Dean W.
08-21-2008, 03:19 PM
In a large blender:

1 ripe full size Babaco (12")
2 ripe dessert bananas (5" x 1" each)
2 scoops french vanilla ice cream
4 oz unfiltered apple juice
4 oz crushed ice

:woohoonaner:

Sounds great! What does a Babaco taste like?

Richard
08-21-2008, 06:38 PM
Hey Richard:
Your babaco is starting to put up new leaves finally.
What kind of fertilizer do I need?

Use what you are feeding your palms or edible bananas.

Sounds great! What does a Babaco taste like?

It is seedless relative of the papaya. The flesh is less dense than a papaya and has less sugar. A good name for it is "pineapple papaya". There is more information in this thread: http://www.bananas.org/f8/babaco-3825.html#post30678

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bencelest
08-23-2008, 11:23 AM
Thanks Richard. I put it in a new bay window that I am building for the winter. together with my new potted bananas. I fertilized it with