Bob
06-26-2019, 09:36 AM
Years ago I was very active here and grew over 30 varieties of bananas. Getting a Gros Michel plant was akin to catching a leprechaun! I did manage to get a couple at great expense sent from Hawaii but didn't get fruit from them. So after almost a decade off from growing bananas to concentrate on my new farm business I decided to grow a few plants. A quick internet search revealed that this formerly non existent variety is now readily available and at reasonable prices! Needless to say I got a few and have been growing these for a couple months from 4" starter plants.
]http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64793&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64793&ppuser=4095)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64791&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64791&ppuser=4095)
Back then I didn't believe I'd ever actually eat one unless I traveled abroad or got lucky enough to have some ripen here (I'm in zone 6 and it's a crapshoot) but I just discovered Miami Fruit and even though they were a bit pricey eating a Gros Michel was on my bucket list and Now I'm a couple days from actually eating one! I have some in a paper bag with some apples and theyre starting to turn after only two days,:woohoonaner:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64792&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64792&ppuser=4095)
]http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64793&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64793&ppuser=4095)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64791&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64791&ppuser=4095)
Back then I didn't believe I'd ever actually eat one unless I traveled abroad or got lucky enough to have some ripen here (I'm in zone 6 and it's a crapshoot) but I just discovered Miami Fruit and even though they were a bit pricey eating a Gros Michel was on my bucket list and Now I'm a couple days from actually eating one! I have some in a paper bag with some apples and theyre starting to turn after only two days,:woohoonaner:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64792&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64792&ppuser=4095)