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momoese
11-27-2008, 11:04 AM
Let's see those bananas!
austinl01
11-27-2008, 11:21 AM
Yeah, how about an update?
Taylor
11-27-2008, 12:39 PM
Here they are! I hope they ripen up soon...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=14663&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=14663)
I have since cut off the bud.
Enjoy!
momoese
11-27-2008, 12:49 PM
Did you have to cut the bunch due to your weather?
Taylor
11-27-2008, 12:51 PM
Yes, we have had multiples freezes in the past week.
momoese
11-27-2008, 01:06 PM
You need to move or build a giant greenhouse!
Those will ripen but it looks like it will take a while.
Taylor
11-27-2008, 07:48 PM
We have a greenhouse, but I don't think I would get much more from a potted banana in it.
Who knows...I am just happy to have gotten this far!
Patty in Wisc
11-27-2008, 11:55 PM
Hi Taylor, when did this show a flower?
harveyc
11-28-2008, 01:50 AM
Taylor, you better change your signature line. My weather is just cool so my bunches are still making progress, but it doesn't seem like much. We might get lucky and avoid freezes for another 5 weeks or more, but then can come any time. I have light green garbage bags over my bunches so that provides some protection.
CookieCows
11-28-2008, 08:26 PM
Taylor that's awesome!! I hope, I hope, I hope they ripen!!
Hey I left my Stuttgart I got from you in a pot since it was late in the year and it's in the house doing ok waiting for spring. It stayed small but I did get one flower. Thanks again.. I can't wait to plant it in the ground!
Deb
momoese
11-28-2008, 10:33 PM
How tall was it when it flowered Deb? Mine that are in the ground flower at about 9-10 feet.
CookieCows
11-29-2008, 03:09 AM
Well the tallest one that flowered was only about 3 1/2 feet when the bloom opened up. Just one ... it was a race against time with the cold coming on.
And yours are 9-10 feet! I can't wait for that!
momoese
11-29-2008, 08:41 AM
Some of the leaves are 3 1/2 feet long! But just like AeAe they burn up in the sun.
Taylor
11-29-2008, 10:39 AM
Patty, the bud "fell" (headed for the ground) on July 21st.
Congrats on your bloom, Deb. Mine get to 8-10 feet every summer too, but the leaves do get burnt, so try to put it in at least 25% shade...any more would slow the plant and blooms.
CookieCows
11-29-2008, 11:00 AM
You know I didn't think about the leaves being sensitive to the sun. Thanks Mitch and Taylor for mentioning that. Since I can't have an AeAe in my zone, this is my substitute for something large with the beautiful white/green leaves.
Deb
Chironex
11-29-2008, 04:28 PM
Patty, the bud "fell" (headed for the ground) on July 21st.
Congrats on your bloom, Deb. Mine get to 8-10 feet every summer too, but the leaves do get burnt, so try to put it in at least 25% shade...any more would slow the plant and blooms.
Glad that you got them harvested. You hit it right on the nose, too. I am impressed! Good job!
dablo93
11-30-2008, 06:11 AM
nice taylor! which variety is it?
(is your avatar from your city?)
Taylor
11-30-2008, 11:11 AM
It is California Gold.
Yes, that building is in my city.
The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center Residences (http://www.residencesattowncenter.com/)
Patty in Wisc
12-01-2008, 11:42 AM
I was in Virginia Beach 2 years ago for a citrus expo - held at the Aquarium. Got to see that fantastic lights display along the coast! Nice place & friendly people.
harveyc
12-01-2008, 12:55 PM
Belated congrats on your fruit, Taylor. You guys that go through all of the work of digging up your plants to over-winter them really make me appreciate being in zone 9 and a little less envious of the zone 10 folks! ;)
Bananaman88
12-02-2008, 02:16 PM
Nice job, Taylor!
austinl01
01-15-2009, 11:06 PM
Whatever happened to Taylor's bananas? Did they ripen?
momoese
01-15-2009, 11:09 PM
Good question!
Taylor
01-15-2009, 11:21 PM
Yes, and we ate most of them. A few went bad because I think we got tired after about the 15th one... delicious, but I am ready for a different flavor, please!
Pic in my gallery.
momoese
01-16-2009, 12:37 AM
Taylor, the next bunch of decent tasting fruit that I have I'll send you some green fruits to ripen. The next bunches to ripen will be Dwarf Cavendish but you know what those taste like. Not long after that will be be Raja Puri. I haven't even tried them yet!
Taylor
01-16-2009, 12:46 AM
Oh, too cool! I have a Raja Puri, and I can only hope for fruit! I'm sure it is different and delicious...so I have heard.
Thanks, Mitchel!
buzzwinder
01-16-2009, 12:51 AM
Taylor, the next bunch of decent tasting fruit that I have I'll send you some green fruits to ripen. The next bunches to ripen will be Dwarf Cavendish but you know what those taste like. Not long after that will be be Raja Puri. I haven't even tried them yet!
I got some Raja Puri fruit from Jarred last year, they were really good, this spring if I can, I want to get one of these plants to see if I can get one to fruit here in N. Il. though I'll have to overwinter inside!
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