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CValentine
07-08-2009, 06:45 PM
Hi All!!

I got these new babies today!!!!

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/valentines12/Namwahbabies.jpg
Now I am apprehensive, because I hope I don't end up with a 'problem child' like musaboro did & red splotched leaves emerge.
http://www.bananas.org/f2/pitfalls-ebay-8137.html#post77632
If they do...you will be able to hear my shrieks via the text in that post.

I was reading & culling info, plotting & planning my next banana purchase...

...when Bob's shining remarks on the Dwarf Namwah...sent me over the edge & I bought 2!!

Wish me luck!! :) ~Cheryl

Richard
07-08-2009, 06:53 PM
Dwarf Namwah grows vigorously at my place. Congratulations!

saltydad
07-08-2009, 09:13 PM
Nice looking plants Cheryl. If you don't like 'em when they start growing, just head them over my way.:ha:

Bob
07-09-2009, 08:30 AM
Great choice. You're going to love them.

PT DUffy
07-09-2009, 08:47 AM
Nice pups! Mine is in it's 2nd Summer here in the Florida Panhandle and HOPEFULLY will produce this yr. It's 6'+ with a sturdy trunk and leaves from ground level to top. The "racing stripe" down the center of most leaves is attractive too...

bepah
07-09-2009, 08:52 AM
Good luck!

Dalmatiansoap
07-09-2009, 08:53 AM
Good luck with them!!!
:woohoonaner:

CValentine
07-09-2009, 01:18 PM
http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/valentines12/IMG_7401.jpg

They're Repotted!! Will probably pot them up again in a month, depending on their pattern of growth. I hope they take off!!

Having a great day here in Texas!!! :) ~Cheryl

conejov
07-09-2009, 01:42 PM
Congrats! I havent really read up on Namwah but I think I might have too.

Jack Daw
07-09-2009, 04:47 PM
Nice Cheryl, I see you are terminally addicted already. :D Good luck with those 2 babies. ;)

CValentine
07-09-2009, 07:37 PM
Nice Cheryl, I see you are terminally addicted already. :D Good luck with those 2 babies. ;)


Argh!!! It's not helping me that I keep 'finding' sales on these plants...

I have 2 Double Mahoi & and an Ice Cream coming...

SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!!! :D ~Cheryl

capthof
07-09-2009, 07:55 PM
We can't stop you we're addicted too!
I have several Dwarf Namwah and they are healthy and beautiful.
The Mahoi is the one I started with and I have enjoyed showing off my double bunches a lot.
My goal is to get rid of the grass and throw away the lawn mower.:raftingnaner:
Good Growing!

kaczercat
07-10-2009, 10:19 AM
Wow very healthy plants good luck. im in Vancouver so i havent been on here in a few days so im catching up today.

CValentine
07-10-2009, 03:35 PM
I have found that I need to work the DN's into a 'Full Sun' pattern for 12-14 hours a day.
They are looking stressed today.
The stems look plump & adjusted well, while the leaves look like they're say, 'Help Us!'
I moved them back a few feet from where I had them which will put them in a 'Moderate Sun' area, about 6-8 hours a day.
I will eek them back out over a 2 week period.

Thanks for checking in everyone, good to have your input & support!!

:) ~Cheryl

mike
07-11-2009, 06:59 PM
Dwarf Namwah has a thick stem, grows fast and tasty fruit. I hope you will enjoy hem half as much as I do mine.

capthof
07-12-2009, 03:42 PM
OK I couldn't resist bragging a little.
This is a picture of a Dwarf Namwah in my back yard.
Cheryl, this is what they can grow into. It is only a year or so old.
There are also lots of pups around the bottom.
Good Luck!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19211&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19211&ppuser=3915)

mike
07-12-2009, 07:28 PM
capthof very nice looking plants.

CValentine
07-19-2009, 06:31 PM
Here's a picture of the Dwarf Namwah's!!

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/valentines12/IMG_7503.jpg

What fast growing plants!!! WOW!!!

The kids & I have been documenting the height & leaf growth and theses are beating out our DO's (growth-wise) like crazy!!

LOVE THEM!! :) ~Cheryl

momoese
07-19-2009, 06:32 PM
Nice! I think that may end up being what I replace my DC's with.

Bob
07-19-2009, 06:47 PM
I would. I have had no banana perform like this one. I really expect with a bit of luck and proper overwintering to get this one to flower. In less marginal climates not only that but just a great looking plant as it matures.

Taylor
07-19-2009, 10:01 PM
Wow! Nice plants, Cheryl. Would you mind PMing me the seller's name from eBay? Uh oh...now I am getting into trouble. Unless Scott wants to toss a pup in the mail my way! :ha:

Beautiful plants, guys. Cheryl, yours will look like Scott's in no time!

Bob
07-25-2009, 10:42 AM
Here's the latest pics of my new favorite cultivar. Although the Japanese beetles find it their new favorite as well.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19863&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19863&ppuser=4095)
Of course where I go the dogs follow. I had pulled a few of the leaves that were bent out from the p- stem thinking that the collected water might casue some rot.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19864&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19864&ppuser=4095)
There were roots pushing out from the bulbous portion(it's starting to swell just a little.)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19862&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19862&ppuser=4095)
and I was happy to discover it's first pup!
I was tempted to give Hollyberry a hard time over her "Plant Love Syndrome" till I realized that I felt the same about this little guy!:ha::ha::ha:

Dalmatiansoap
07-25-2009, 11:08 AM
Great plant Bob.
Bravo!!!
:woohoonaner:

john_ny
07-25-2009, 12:02 PM
Good one, Bob!

Jack Daw
07-25-2009, 02:00 PM
Here's the latest pics of my new favorite cultivar. Although the Japanese beetles find it their new favorite as well.

Of course where I go the dogs follow. I had pulled a few of the leaves that were bent out from the p- stem thinking that the collected water might casue some rot.

There were roots pushing out from the bulbous portion(it's starting to swell just a little.)

and I was happy to discover it's first pup!
I was tempted to give Hollyberry a hard time over her "Plant Love Syndrome" till I realized that I felt the same about this little guy!:ha::ha::ha:
Bob, if you are a sane man, you will cover those "roots" with soil. It is no roots, but eyes for new sword pups. So you've got about 3 more pups coming your way. Just cover it with soil and they will start pupping real soon. :D

CValentine
07-25-2009, 02:01 PM
Um....Wow BOB!!!! I can hardly wait 'til mine get that big!!! :D

Mine are doing well & have taken well to the fertilizer I gave them 2 days ago...

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/valentines12/IMG_7533.jpghttp://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/valentines12/IMG_7534.jpg

Look at the beautiful color in the leaves!!! I am watering lightly 2x on 3 days a week, 1x on inbetween days & 1 day no water.

I am loving the DN....thanks for the recommendation Bob!!!

AWESOME!!! :) ~Cheryl

alexizhere19
07-25-2009, 06:13 PM
Here's the latest pics of my new favorite cultivar. Although the Japanese beetles find it their new favorite as well.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19863&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19863&ppuser=4095)
Of course where I go the dogs follow. I had pulled a few of the leaves that were bent out from the p- stem thinking that the collected water might casue some rot.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19864&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19864&ppuser=4095)
There were roots pushing out from the bulbous portion(it's starting to swell just a little.)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19862&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19862&ppuser=4095)
and I was happy to discover it's first pup!
I was tempted to give Hollyberry a hard time over her "Plant Love Syndrome" till I realized that I felt the same about this little guy!:ha::ha::ha:

Bob, What kind of pot is that your growing the Namwah in?

alexizhere19
07-25-2009, 06:14 PM
Good choice Cheryl on the naners. i hope they do well for ya. They do look like they are ready for a growth spurt.

alex

Bob
07-25-2009, 06:37 PM
Bob, What kind of pot is that your growing the Namwah in?

It's a standard 15 gallon trade pot that I bought my needle palm in originally. I was debating repotting and decided not to until next spring when it goes in the ground.

Cheryl, you will be surprised how fast and consistent their growth is compared to some others.

alexizhere19
07-25-2009, 07:24 PM
It's a standard 15 gallon trade pot that I bought my needle palm in originally. I was debating repotting and decided not to until next spring when it goes in the ground.

Cheryl, you will be surprised how fast and consistent their growth is compared to some others.

Thanks Bob,

I doing the same thing, growing in 15's till next year cause of move a month ago, I thought it might of been a 15 but wasn't sure. Do you grow in pots all year or just this year?

alex

Bob
07-25-2009, 08:16 PM
Most of my plants are in the ground and I've found they actually do better. The ones in pots grew more vigorously in spring and those in the ground quickly caught up and overtook them by beggining of July. I decided to keep the D. Namwah in a pot because it's next to where I sit out on the deck and thought I could baby and enjoy watching it's progress a bit more. Next year it's going in the garden.
Some that I think have the best chance of flowering next year will go in pots to overwinter on the front porch with 400 watt metal halide(with a light mover) and plenty of ambient light. The rest or at least what I can't fit will be overwinterd with the "bigdog" method. This will be my first winter giving that a shot.

conejov
07-26-2009, 01:17 AM
Yeah, Way to rub it in guys.... Any one want to share?

Bob
07-26-2009, 06:42 AM
Yeah, Way to rub it in guys.... Any one want to share?

conejov, I probably wont have too many pups for a few months since the first one just popped up. They are very inexpensive on ebay where I got mine.

conejov
07-26-2009, 10:04 AM
I think I'll take a look at ebay. You know I was doing so good with just 4 kinds of nanners.... but then I won the contest..... and All hell has broken loose. Now I want more more more!

CValentine
07-26-2009, 12:32 PM
They are coming to take you away HA-HA :D...

Nana Fever... :discocrazed: Let's all dance!!!

Enjoy the Madness!!! :02:

:) ~Cheryl

CValentine
07-31-2009, 06:15 PM
Ok....Dwarf Namwah are AMAZING!!

Yesterday...

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20204&size=1

Today...

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20205&size=1

Over an inch of height growth in 24 hours....

It is pushing those leaves out!!!

What can I say... :woohoonaner: :) ~Cheryl

ron_mcb
07-31-2009, 06:46 PM
did you get these off ebay??? from a florida grower???? if so you may want to check out my banana gallery..i think you may have at least one double mahoi..look at the red in the leaves .. i got a double mahoi without a doubt....just watch the new leaves and tell us what happens...i think the red will get more intense with newer leaves. i got a replacement, the seller wasnt a hard guy to get along with. just send him pics and explain to him that you supect you have mahoi :bananas_b

CValentine
08-05-2009, 07:12 PM
Well, here they are AND THEY'RE FRICKIN HUGE!!!

DWARF NAMWAH RULES!!! :D :D :D

(Thank You for the recommend Bob!!)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20541&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20541)

(At least I hope they're DN's)(Ron??) :) ~Cheryl

capthof
08-07-2009, 01:20 PM
I am trying to take a picture of this every day or two just to show how fast the DNW Develops. The bud on this puppy is huge, I have heard great reports on taste, so I am excited! There are some dates in my DNW album. The plant in the back ground is a Black Sapote, also know as Chocolate pudding fruit.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20628&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20628)

Simply Bananas
08-07-2009, 03:00 PM
I am trying to take a picture of this every day or two just to show how fast the DNW Develops. The bud on this puppy is huge, I have heard great reports on taste, so I am excited! There are some dates in my DNW album. The plant in the back ground is a Black Sapote, also know as Chocolate pudding fruit.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20628&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20628)

Just curious, how many months did it take to spit that bud out?

capthof
08-07-2009, 03:16 PM
Seems like about a year, though I don't remember exactly when I got it.
The sword suckers are like fire logs. I have several varieties but none are as prolific as these. They could possible take over the world. Planet of the Bananas; yikes!
Not that I don't love bananas but a good mango or sapodilla is had to beat too.

CValentine
08-07-2009, 03:26 PM
Hi All!

I have read on the sapodilla...
There are some exotic ways to incorporate them into desserts!!
I love to bake, love chocolate pudding, Hmm...I wonder?
I've never tasted them...are they easy to grow?

Will be checking them out again...
Thanks for the inspiration!!! :) ~Cheryl

Planet of the Bananas..LOL :p

alexizhere19
08-07-2009, 07:02 PM
Thanks Capthof for the pics,

Cheryl, hope your naners grow fast as you hope,

alex

capthof
08-10-2009, 09:34 AM
The tape measure give a little perspective to the size of the Bud. :2730:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20893&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20893)

CValentine
08-10-2009, 09:36 AM
Oh My Goodness!!! 2 ft...HUGE!! :D ~Cheryl

Richard
08-10-2009, 09:40 AM
Not that I don't love bananas but a good mango or sapodilla is hard to beat too.

My vote is for Green Sapote -- Pouteria viridis.

sean
08-10-2009, 10:03 AM
enjoy! one of my favorite that i grow!

capthof
08-12-2009, 06:55 AM
Still keeping a time line on progress. This picture 8/12/2009.
I removed the upper bud leaf because they fall off anyway.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=21024&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21024&sortby=f&sorttime=9999&way=asc)

capthof
08-14-2009, 07:11 AM
Just Keeping y'all posted for those who wish vicariously.
The bottom shot gave me a flash of genius; what a great ceiling fan!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=21161&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21161)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=21162&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21162)

Dalmatiansoap
08-14-2009, 08:21 AM
Im just a bit warried how would your air cond. look like:ha::ha::ha:
:woohoonaner:
Great foto!:nanadrink:

Bob
08-14-2009, 07:36 PM
Scott, enter that bottom photo in the Mag contest. What a great shot!!!

CValentine
08-14-2009, 07:43 PM
I sent him a PM earlier this morning Bob...Both are GREAT photos!!!

:) ~Cheryl

capthof
08-18-2009, 06:42 AM
Just keeping y'all updated; hope you don't mind.
The last picture was the 14th it is now the 18th, the flower has grown at an incredible rate. The honey bees love it, I have seen more bees on this flower than any other I have grown.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=21363&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21363)

alexizhere19
08-18-2009, 08:16 AM
Thanks for the update,

alex

Dalmatiansoap
08-18-2009, 08:29 AM
Just look at all thoese fingers!
Bravo
:woohoonaner:

capthof
08-20-2009, 03:44 PM
Well from my experience this will be about the end of the fruit flowers.
There are about ten healthy hands so far but the rest may not develop into Bananas.
The Bananas are a gorgeous green, lighter than the other species I have grown an almost iridescent.
Lets hope the hurricanes stay away!!!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=21433&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21433)

Patty in Wisc
08-20-2009, 04:10 PM
Absolutely fantastic photos!!! Thanks for posting them :)

Bob
08-21-2009, 04:26 AM
Scott, how long do they take to ripen from this point?

capthof
08-21-2009, 05:44 AM
Scott, how long do they take to ripen from this point?

Hey Bob; I really don't know how long the Dwarf Namwah take to ripen.
I have a Brazilian that takes 6 months it seems. My Mahoi get ripe pretty quick 3 to 4 months.
I have another bigger banana, don't know what kind, I was told it was an Apple but they look like a plantain or what we call horse banana, that flowered back the first of May that are just now getting full.
Hopefully the DNW will make some great Christmas gifts if I don't eat them first.:2730:

IndianaSue
08-21-2009, 08:32 AM
That is one beautiful bunch of bananas! Hope they ripen nice. Let me know how they taste as I've never had this type before.... Heck! I've never had any homegrown bananas before! Here in Indiana you only seem to get what the grocery store has.. Good luck!
Sue

sbl
08-21-2009, 10:18 AM
Wow!

CValentine
08-28-2009, 04:54 PM
Here they are...and doing great!!
The D Namwah princesses are getting big!!!
I know I made a good choice!
They LOVE the sun & I have minimal burning even with the high & dry temps here in Texas!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=21805&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21805)

Thank you Scott for your pictorals in here too...
(BTW THANK YOU for the Mahoi & Gluay Khai!) :)
Anything new with your DN's?? :) ~Cheryl

Bob
08-28-2009, 05:45 PM
Nice!!! Looks like the p-stems are starting to fatten up already and they're still baby plants. Well done.

Dalmatiansoap
08-28-2009, 06:02 PM
Nice!!! Looks like the p-stems are starting to fatten up already and they're still baby plants. Well done.

This is just great, for now on I ll call my belly p-steam so finally I can get peace of mind whan it gets fatter:ha::ha::ha:
:woohoonaner:

capthof
08-28-2009, 06:13 PM
Cheryl;
I did happen to take a picture this morning.
The fruit flowers seem to have stopped and the male flowers are showing themselves.
The Honey Bees keep working away, there are usually eight or ten on the flower all day.
Supporting the pseudostem is in the near future to keep it from drooping.
I dug up some shoots from the bottom, but there we no roots.
After putting them in potting soil; sure enough they have taken off!
Pretty soon the satellite images may show Dwarf Namwah's spreading across South Florida.



http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=21771&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21771)

conejov
08-28-2009, 06:21 PM
The Nam Wahs looks great Cheryl! When ever get pups next year, let me know.

Bob
08-28-2009, 06:25 PM
This is just great, for now on I ll call my belly p-steam so finally I can get peace of mind whan it gets fatter:ha::ha::ha:
:woohoonaner:


Nope.....not going to say it!:ha:


[QUOTE=capthof;93724]Cheryl;
I did happen to take a picture this morning.
The fruit flowers seem to have stopped and the male flowers are showing themselves.
The Honey Bees keep working away, there are usually eight or ten on the flower all day.
Supporting the pseudostem is in the near future to keep it from drooping.
I dug up some shoots from the bottom, but there we no roots.
After putting them in potting soil; sure enough they have taken off!
Pretty soon the satellite images may show Dwarf Namwah's spreading across South Florida.QUOTE]


Scott, how big were the pups that you dug up? Mine has 2 that are just starting to grow well , the mother is maybe close to 5 ' I guess. I'm surprised to hear they had no roots.

capthof
08-28-2009, 07:20 PM
A Picture tells a much better story.
These are two Dwarf Namwah corms I was trying to thin out.
They looked like Rhino Horns and had no roots.
After putting them in potting soil for a week or two they have developed roots and are starting to grow.
Here in South Florida it has been raining, hot and humid so the corms have to be thinned out or the plants will take over.
BTW they are in three gallon pots.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=21811&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21811)

Bob
08-29-2009, 08:04 AM
Thanks Scot and the pictures do tell a better story for sure. I'll be in no hurry at all to cut pups off of mine which won't get in to the ground till next year anyway.

CValentine
09-09-2009, 09:56 AM
Here they are today! :)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22690&size=1

(http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22690)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22689&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22689)

:) ~Cheryl

Richard
09-09-2009, 12:23 PM
I wouldn't keep mine so close to the chlorine vapors from the pool. :)

Blake09
09-09-2009, 02:42 PM
There growing fast!!... the sun here is rising in the morning late and going to bed earley... not good for my nanners. :(

IndianaSue
09-09-2009, 03:35 PM
Cheryl,
They look like they are coming along very nicely!! Nice pictures!
Sue

Taylor
09-09-2009, 03:45 PM
It looks like you have two different types of plants there, Cheryl...

Unless the one lacking the red spots has been in less sun than the one with red, they are different.

Clare_CA
09-09-2009, 03:57 PM
Great pictures on this thread. For anyone who is still looking for a Dwarf Namwah, I just got a really nice-looking one from Sandy0225 who had an ad in the Classified section here. It's a really nice beefy plant.

Simply Bananas
09-10-2009, 05:09 AM
I too am enamoured with the dwarf namwah. After eating Thai bananas from our Asian market all summer, I was looking forward to my namwah fruit.
It now has a flag leaf and fall is on its way! 15 and 1/2 months from a tiny tissue culture to a flag.

I may have to work on inventing a device to keep the plants warm.

Nicolas Naranja
09-10-2009, 08:18 AM
I too am enamoured with the dwarf namwah. After eating Thai bananas from our Asian market all summer, I was looking forward to my namwah fruit.
It now has a flag leaf and fall is on its way! 15 and 1/2 months from a tiny tissue culture to a flag.

I may have to work on inventing a device to keep the plants warm.

About how tall did they get before they finally flowered? I've got my first crop in the field and I have about 70 of them that are 7 feet tall.

coast crab
09-10-2009, 09:00 AM
Maybe someone can help me with this....

I bought this little guy from ebay seller mda1515 last February as nam wah 'pearl'. Seems like it was supposed to be variegated, but I can't remember. You can see that it is sort of a lime green color. It is only about 3 ft tall to the top of the plant - growth has been very slow.

Does anyone else have one of these? Is dwarf nam wah a slow grower? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Russell


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22727&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22727&ppuser=5745)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22726&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22726&ppuser=5745)

capthof
09-10-2009, 09:22 AM
Hey Russel;
I have a Namwah pup I pulled off and had to cut the pseudostem back.
The new leaves emerged a little broader just like yours.
As for the color, who knows they may need more sun or it may be a variance in the stock.
Good Luck

capthof
09-10-2009, 09:30 AM
Nick;
I live in Jupiter here is a picture of mine when it flowered.
I am 5' 11".
The flower is right at 7 feet from the ground to where it emerged from the plant.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20631&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20631)

Bob
09-10-2009, 02:45 PM
Nice Scott, gives me some hope for next year!:woohoonaner:

coast crab
09-10-2009, 08:22 PM
Thanks Clare and capthof. After looking at that link and those pictures, I obviously don't have nam wah 'pearl', and maybe not even nam wah anything. Or maybe I could call it nam wah 'tennis ball yellow'. I haven't checked, but it probably glows in the dark.

Russell

Clare_CA
09-11-2009, 12:01 PM
I do love the light green coloring on it, Russell. It's the same color as some of my Michelia x alba leaves -- very pretty.

CValentine
09-21-2009, 08:36 PM
They are getting big AND beautiful!!! :D ~Cheryl

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23545&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23545)

Richard
09-21-2009, 10:58 PM
Indeed! The harvest will be equally awesome.

capthof
09-22-2009, 07:08 AM
Here is a picture of my Dwarf Namwah as of 9/22/09.
I put the Siam and the Ae in for a little color.
It has been a month since the last time I uploaded a picture of this Dwarf Namwah, we'll see how long it takes to ripen. :bed:
The Ae is on a booster seat.


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23566&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23566)

mike
09-22-2009, 08:32 AM
Capthof very nice. It should not be long now. Mine did not get much bigger just plumped up and turned yellow. My plant was not as big as yours when it fruited so that may make a differents. Congrats and happy eaten they are good. Let me know what you think in comparison to others you have tried. I want to see what I dont have that I should be hunting.

justjoan
09-22-2009, 08:56 AM
I think Banana's are the most amazing plants, incredible! thanks for sharing the great pics!:coldbanana:

coast crab
09-24-2009, 02:11 PM
Thanks Clare.

I wonder if by "reverting back to green" they mean this odd lime green like mine or regular green.

Russell

Blake09
09-24-2009, 03:04 PM
I would take one variegated or not :D

but the variegated one sounds like it would look pretty :)

Clare_CA
09-24-2009, 04:58 PM
Russell, not sure about that, but my Dwarf Namwah does seem to be a pretty blue/green. I like your lime green. I wonder if adding cheleted iron would make it a darker green if that's what you want to do. Who knows -- maybe someday it will revert back!

coast crab
09-24-2009, 10:41 PM
Thanks Clare.

Well, I don't dislike it, its just not what I expected. And really, I don't have any idea what it is. Lord knows, just because someone sells it on ebay doesn't mean it is what they say it is. So for now I just have a very slow growing, lime green dwarf mystery banana.

As for the color, that's just the way it is. Iron ain't gonna help this one. Look at the pic of my tall red, it is on the other side of that big brugmansia to the right just out of the shot. I planted the tall red and the brug as 3 gallon plants about 3 ft tall back in April, and moved the lime midget there about a week later.

R

sunfish
09-24-2009, 11:26 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=3808 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3806&si=namwah pearl)


DWARF NAMWAH PEARL

Clare_CA
09-25-2009, 12:52 AM
Yeah, you're right that you never know what you're going to get on Ebay sometimes. It's a cool plant though so at least you got your money's worth hopefully.

Wow, that really is a lime green, Tony.

I was tempted by the 'Margarita' that I've seen on various sites, but I think it is a sport of 'Siam Ruby' and does not bear fruit so I passed, but I do like the color.

coast crab
09-25-2009, 07:31 AM
Thanks Tony, now I don't feel so alone!!

I'll be eager to see how your plant grows, it does seem to look a lot like mine. Did you see the link to the old thread Clare provided a few posts back? Kinda makes me wonder if there is a variegated dwarf namwah pearl and a regular dwarf namwah pearl. Most of the pictures there look like young yellow-green plants like yours. None of those plants look to be variegated like the big one pictured.

R

sunfish
09-25-2009, 07:40 AM
The pic is from the wiki , not my plant. I don't think there is a variegated d. pearl. From what I read there is d.namwah pearl and variegated namwah. I could be wrong.

ron_mcb
09-26-2009, 09:44 PM
i bought what may be my last plant from ebay..i odered namwah and got a cavendish type plant with red spots .. i think it may be double mahoi (the seller was offering it too). i complained and i got two small tissue cultures that have grown no bigger than my hand all summer.

i think they may be namwah i havent seen any red spots so far. will post pics tommorow.

banfan
09-27-2009, 01:10 AM
I planted two Agri Starts TC DNW. The one that gets plenty of sun is growing rather large and should pop some bananas pretty soon. It has produced quite a few pups but I cut them off improperly and don't think they will survive. The one in the more shaded area is growing much more slowly.:0519:

CValentine
09-29-2009, 11:08 AM
Good Morning!!
Probably going to pot up these little D. Namwah Princesses... :D

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24026&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24026)

Ron - Hope to see the pics!!! (Or did I miss them in your gallery?)

Have a great week Everyone!! :) ~Cheryl

capthof
09-30-2009, 07:32 AM
Like Cheryl I planted two earlier this year.
My second one is starting to flag, which I believe is the correct vernacular.
Anyway the bud is starting to show, pictures to follow.
Scott

capthof
10-09-2009, 06:35 AM
Here comes the second bunch of the year!:woohoonaner:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24588&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24588)

Nicolas Naranja
10-09-2009, 01:50 PM
I'm hoping that my Dwarf Namwahs start fruiting soon as well, this is a bad time of year to fruit for an anxious person like myself you start looking at a 4-5 month long wait for a good banana

ron_mcb
10-10-2009, 09:23 AM
if no one could find the namwah pics in my gallery here goes.. the seller said he could confirm this was really namwah. does this look like anyones namwah pups??? they are really starting to take off lately. im just glad i dont see any more red spots.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24317&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24317)
both of these things were about the size of my thumb when i got em..i took a risk and i put em directly into the ground. i hope to get a lot of growth next year. i will have lots of pups available next year to trade maybe???

CValentine
10-10-2009, 10:00 AM
Hi Ron!
I have one of the 'supposed' 2 DNW that no longer have the spotting either.
Replacement TC's I received died 2 days after I potted them. :(
Repotting the older ones today, pics to come. :) ~Cheryl

conejov
10-10-2009, 10:40 AM
I starting to wonder if the red spots is caused by the TC, Because I have Supposed Grand Nain TC and started showing Red spots, that now seem to be going away.

just my observation.

ron_mcb
10-10-2009, 03:01 PM
I starting to wonder if the red spots is caused by the TC, Because I have Supposed Grand Nain TC and started showing Red spots, that now seem to be going away.

just my observation.

misunderstood what i was saying.. most the time when you see the red spotting on juvenile pups its a common cavandish variety(not always). the spots become less noticeable as the plant matures. my dwarf cav pups and gran nain pups have spots..my adults have little or no spots.


the seller was trying to tell me to wait it out and see what happens(he told everyone the same thing). i sent him a pic that looked like a high color mini (deep red marking). thats when he sent two pups to make up for his mistake.

i was stating that the new pups the seller sent didnt have spotting to begin with...which is good in my case. i dont want to raise any new cavandish varieties. also the only cavandish variety he was offering at the time was double mahoi.i called it double mahoi when i saw the red spots for that reason. the first plant i recieved now looks like my two gran nains with its red spots and p stem. i wonder who is his supplier??? :bananas_b

sunfish
10-10-2009, 03:25 PM
I have a tc D.Namwah and two mats with eight pups and none have the red spotting.

ron_mcb
10-10-2009, 03:56 PM
I have a tc D.Namwah and two mats with eight pups and none have the red spotting.

thats why me and the seller had a problem when i saw them:ha:

sbl
10-10-2009, 04:44 PM
I have a Raji Puri pup that has red spots, but I have had 6 others that never had red spots--there is no doubt this is RP--I collected it from the parent myself.

Nicolas Naranja
10-10-2009, 11:29 PM
I have seen way too many Nam Wahs over the past 10 months and have never seen red spots. They should be green with a pink midrib, that being said it is totally possible that someone mixed them up either at the tissue culture lab or after they potted them out.

capthof
10-16-2009, 07:02 AM
Is This DeJa' Banana?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25086&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25086)

CValentine
10-19-2009, 07:44 PM
Well, here they are, DNW princesses potted up:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25342&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25342)

I gave them some Banana Fuel(15-5-30)...
Let's see how they look next week!! :) ~Cheryl

PS - Here is Renny helping!! :D

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25142&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25142&ppuser=5393)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25143&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25143&ppuser=5393)

sunfish
10-20-2009, 02:00 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25417&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25417&ppuser=2868)


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25416&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25416&ppuser=2868)


The p.stem is now at eight feet.The other d.namwah fruited at about 6'3"?

capthof
10-28-2009, 07:41 AM
So far the plants are like perfect clones.
They all have the same BIG buds and 10 to 11 hands on each stalk.:doggyandnaner:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25792&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25792)

conejov
10-28-2009, 11:45 AM
Wow! Cheryll you D. Namwah Are really doing great! Congrats!

NANAMAN
10-28-2009, 08:45 PM
So far the plants are like perfect clones.
They all have the same BIG buds and 10 to 11 hands on each stalk.:doggyandnaner:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25792&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25792)

Nice bunch! Thanks for the pictures.

CValentine
10-30-2009, 04:43 AM
Not much change here...

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25852&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25852)

They appear to have no shock from being potted up! Woot! :D
I fert. them once last week & we have had some crazy temp. swings here where I am.
Have been moved to near the covered porch to shelter them some as the cooler weather moves in. :) ~Cheryl

coast crab
12-03-2009, 05:58 PM
Hi Clare.

I had that on my watch list!! Sorry you paid so much for it, but I'm glad it is in the "family". Sounded just like mine from the description.

Go to the galleries and look at the pictures of 'varig8'. He shows one that looks EXACTLY like my plant he calls 'Miami Gold'. When I contacted him he said mine was 'marginata', but I have that and I'm not an idiot - I know the difference. The only similarity between it and 'marginata' is the color. Leaf shape and the build of these plants is completely different. For that matter it doesn't look like the real dwarf namwahs in this thread either.

My plant still looks the same except for being shredded by falling acorns. Growth was steady but slow this summer, and it is staying outside for the winter. I did move it to a spot closer to the house to give it better protection and to plant something else in its place. Since it has been so slow and shows no sign of puppies I need that space for something bigger.

Congratulations on winning the whatever-it-is! I will be interesting to compare notes.

Russell

curriedrice
12-03-2009, 06:10 PM
If this thread was to persuade me to get a Dwarf Namwah it has succeeded!

Some questions -

Has anyone grown this in tropical Northern California?

Can anyone recommend a good vendor to buy this banana?

Thanks to everyone for the great pictures, my next job is to persuade my wife on buying a place in Florida

Sid

novisyatria
12-03-2009, 07:33 PM
Hi all
I have bananas named Pisang kapal in here. its also dwarf. its 150-200 cm tall. its fruit stem (stalk?) can almost touch the ground. if compared pisang kapal seem like dwarf namwah. i dont know.
now i have no pic of mature plant but i will find it. but i'v been succes to TC dwarf pisang kapal. and this is its photo
Banana Gallery - IMGP2495_Pisang_Kapal_1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27397&cat=500&ppuser=6074)
Banana Gallery - IMGP2496_pisang_kapal_2 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27396&cat=500&ppuser=6074)

curriedrice
12-03-2009, 07:37 PM
Hi Clare, will do!

coast crab
12-04-2009, 08:46 AM
Check out this picture and comment: PlantFiles: Picture #1 of Variegated Dwarf Banana 'Dwarf Namwah Pearl' (Musa acuminata) (http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/242545/) Maybe there is hope that new leaves will be cream-colored.

Varig8 is actually Miamimax on EBay and is very knowledgeable about variegated plants and is a friend of mine. Perhaps he was mistaken though about your plant. I'll send him a picture of mine to see what he thinks. I did get a variegated Namwah from him and am excited about it. He has a picture of it in his gallery.

Clare,

I'd be willing to bet that the plant in the Davesgarden link came from the same place ours did! And I don't think it will ever be cream-colored. I still say it is 'Miami Gold'. Maybe it is a namwah variety, but I have no idea. Hopefully you can get a better explanation from your friend. Keep us posted.

R

harveyc
12-04-2009, 11:06 AM
Sid, I think Dwarf Namwah will do fine. I haven't had mine in the ground yet but others up here have grown it okay. I'm in the Delta and got down to 29.5F this morning. I have quite a few bananas and most are still looking fine, though my Ae Ae is in sad shape.

curriedrice
12-04-2009, 12:32 PM
Thanks Harvey, that's the answer I needed.

Clare_CA
12-04-2009, 01:55 PM
Russell, I've sent him an email to see what he thinks. Here is a picture of the one that I bought from mda1515:

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27426><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27426&size=1 border=0></a>

Clare_CA
12-04-2009, 02:15 PM
Hello Novi Syatria, I don't know if Dwarf Namwah is the same as Pisang Kapal, but perhaps another member with more experience can tell. They look very young at this point so it may be hard to tell. I just learned that Dwarf Namwah is also called Pisang awak in some parts of the world. Your plants are nice!

Bob
12-04-2009, 02:20 PM
Here's mine after starting from a 4" plant last fall and how it looked in September... It's in a 15 gallon trade pot.... I was abit taller when I brought it in around Halloween. It's now on my front porch turned greenhouse. I'm really hoping for a bloom next year.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22194&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22194&ppuser=4095)

sunfish
12-04-2009, 02:51 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27431&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27431)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27430&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27430)

Bob
12-04-2009, 03:02 PM
Tony, how tall (and old) on average are yours at blooming size. Scott in Fla. says his are about 9'...any different for you? Mine will surely be different after whacking a foot off the top to overwinter but it's already got a good set of leaves back on it. It will go in the ground next spring....I'm guessing since I keep it growing 12 months it might be 7 or 8 ft after being somewhat stunted in a pot and cutting down....In zone 6 I 'd take it!

sunfish
12-04-2009, 03:09 PM
I have three different D.Namwahs with blooms or fruit. One at 6'3",7'3" and the one in the pic is 8'3"

sunfish
12-08-2009, 02:24 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27571&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27571&ppuser=2868)


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27570&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27570&ppuser=2868)

curriedrice
12-08-2009, 02:46 PM
There's nothing "dwarf" about this banana. This looks like a candidate for a re-naming, "big namwah".

capthof
12-08-2009, 03:04 PM
The tape measure give a little perspective to the size of the Bud. :2730:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20893&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20893)Looks like Déjà banana!

sunfish
12-08-2009, 03:25 PM
There's nothing "dwarf" about this banana. This looks like a candidate for a re-naming, "big namwah".

This is the largest bud I have got so far. It might beat out the other D.Namwah with 218 fingers

conejov
12-08-2009, 04:45 PM
Wow, the bud is 18inches? Thats huge!

sunfish
12-24-2009, 05:25 PM
Two hands 36 fingers


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28111&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28111&ppuser=2868)



http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28112&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28112&ppuser=2868)

sunfish
12-29-2009, 11:26 AM
7 hands 124 fingers

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28352&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28352&ppuser=2868)

Dalmatiansoap
12-29-2009, 11:33 AM
Hand per day!?
:woohoonaner:

sunfish
12-31-2009, 12:20 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28393&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28393&ppuser=2868)

sunfish
01-02-2010, 05:04 PM
Nine hands 156 fingers



http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28482&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28482)


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28481&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28481)

conejov
01-02-2010, 10:48 PM
That's a beauty!

calinromania
01-05-2010, 04:12 AM
yes indeed. all those bananas make me hungry. yet, not my favorite fruit :(
great pics. and ....stories.
i am really thinking about getting some banana trees for my garden... or in pots.

sunfish
01-09-2010, 10:39 AM
14 HANDS 238 FINGERS SO FAR


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28724&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28724)

curriedrice
01-09-2010, 01:15 PM
Okay I did it. I bought a Gluay Namwah. I finally told my wife last night and she had a good laugh.

CValentine
01-09-2010, 03:29 PM
You're gonna LOVE the Namwah!! :) ~Cheryl

sunfish
01-16-2010, 02:49 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29107&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29107&ppuser=2868)

Sixteen hands around 259 fingers

Nicolas Naranja
01-27-2010, 09:31 PM
I have my first dwarf Namwah that has fruited in the field, only about 5 hands I believe. I'll take pics tomorrow.

Nicolas Naranja
01-28-2010, 10:37 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29329


My first Dwarf Nam Wah Bunch
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29329&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29329)

CValentine
01-28-2010, 10:47 PM
Beautiful Bunch Nick!! :D ~Cheryl

Gabe15
01-28-2010, 11:02 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29329


My first Dwarf Nam Wah Bunch
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29329&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29329)
Id say thats actually 'Orinoco', not 'Dwarf Namwah' unfortunately.

capthof
01-29-2010, 06:56 AM
Nicholas;
If you are ever in Jupiter feel free to stop by.
All my DNW have produced 10 or more hands and are finger style bananas.
Another thing I noticed is that honey bees love the flowers.
Don't feel bad, I grew what I was told were Apple bananas and they turned out to be Orinoco's. I got the plant from a 'reliable" person, spent a lot of time and fertilizer and it was the wrong plant.

sunfish
01-29-2010, 08:47 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29329


My first Dwarf Nam Wah Bunch
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29329&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29329)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29294&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29294&ppuser=2868)
orinoco

Nicolas Naranja
01-29-2010, 09:13 AM
They came from Agristarts, so if they have given me the incorrect variety I will take it up with them. When I talked with Don Chafin at going bananas before I started my farm he said that dwarf Namwahs typically produced bunches in the 30lbs range which I would imagine is substantially less than a 10 hand bunch. We shall see in a few months.

Abnshrek
01-29-2010, 12:43 PM
They came from Agristarts, so if they have given me the incorrect variety I will take it up with them. When I talked with Don Chafin at going bananas before I started my farm he said that dwarf Namwahs typically produced bunches in the 30lbs range which I would imagine is substantially less than a 10 hand bunch. We shall see in a few months.

If its so don't feel bad I think I have a bunch of SDC's instead of namwah's. They sent me a lil prince instead a raja puri. It wasn't TyTy but Paradise Palm..

sunfish
03-25-2010, 07:58 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30469&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30469&ppuser=2868)

musaboru
08-03-2010, 02:41 AM
misunderstood what i was saying.. most the time when you see the red spotting on juvenile pups its a common cavandish variety(not always). the spots become less noticeable as the plant matures. my dwarf cav pups and gran nain pups have spots..my adults have little or no spots.


the seller was trying to tell me to wait it out and see what happens(he told everyone the same thing). i sent him a pic that looked like a high color mini (deep red marking). thats when he sent two pups to make up for his mistake.

i was stating that the new pups the seller sent didnt have spotting to begin with...which is good in my case. i dont want to raise any new cavandish varieties. also the only cavandish variety he was offering at the time was double mahoi.i called it double mahoi when i saw the red spots for that reason. the first plant i recieved now looks like my two gran nains with its red spots and p stem. i wonder who is his supplier??? :bananas_b

Looking at Cheryl's plant, I think she has an imposter princess growing there.

In my experience, and my family has been growing Namwahs for a very long time, it never has any red spots. Never ever. That is characteristic of the Cavendish bananas and some others like Manzano at an early age. Dwarf Namwah should be nearly identical to Namwah except shorter which was why I bought it even though we have a ton of Namwahs here.

I bought Dwarf Namwah from the same seller on eBay as Ron. And the first thing that bothered me was the red spots and I asked him for a replacement which grew all green leaves no red spots at all. So I have two different looking plants like Cheryl. Unfortunately, they haven't fruited yet, so I can't say what they really are.

I can say that this seller has no misintentions and was nice about my concern over getting what I thought was the wrong variety. I also bought a Piper betel from him for my mom last year, that turned out to be Piper sarmentosum (which she thought was better lol). So I am thinking perhaps Agristart is screwing up and mislabeling some of their plants.

The replacement Dwarf Namwah has yet to show any red spots on it yet. So do you guys think it could be Agristarts fault? Or something with the tissue culturing making only some of the pups mutate?

capthof
08-03-2010, 06:51 AM
This is the latest bunch of D. Namwah this year.
Another thing to look at is the big broad leaves.
I had to bend a leaf down to get a good photo.
The bananas are bright green at this stage.:bunchonanas::bunchonanas::bunchonanas:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35175&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35175)

NANAMAN
08-03-2010, 11:31 PM
Nice Bunch, Scott!

Bananaman88
08-05-2010, 12:23 PM
Those look great!

ron_mcb
08-07-2010, 12:54 AM
I bought Dwarf Namwah from the same seller on eBay as Ron. And the first thing that bothered me was the red spots and I asked him for a replacement which grew all green leaves no red spots at all. So I have two different looking plants like Cheryl. Unfortunately, they haven't fruited yet, so I can't say what they really are.

I can say that this seller has no misintentions and was nice about my

The replacement Dwarf Namwah has yet to show any red spots on it yet. So do you guys think it could be Agristarts fault? Or something with the tissue culturing making only some of the pups mutate?

well i think it comes from sloppiness.. sorry if it offends someone. i dont think most of it comes from the vendors.. sadly mix ups can make vendors look like they are just unorganized and fly by night.

a guy can unknowingly buy a whole bunch of mixed up t.c.'s thinking he's gonna offer a good buying experience to his customers and turn a profit at the same time and he'll end up paying out big time... no one is gonna look at his supplier. just him


im pretty much turned off by most big operations altogether.. too many bad experiences.. if there's ever a guy who does his own t.c. and he offers me a plant i wouldnt be so hasty.

i think some of the big guys need to not put so much attention into production but quality control as well ...in the end everyone will be happy.

Richard
08-07-2010, 02:36 PM
I've never had any concerns about plants I receive from AgriStarts. I have noticed though that during shipment a few of the plugs will be jostled out of their holes. If it occurs in a tray of all the same plant, this is not a problem. However, if you have a flat of mixed banana varieties, it can be a guessing game as to which plug came out of which hole in which row! Those plants I simply pot up as "Unknown".

Bud of Dwarf Namwa emerging from pseudostem at about 6 feet off the ground.

http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Dwarf_Namwa_Budding_300x400.jpg

capthof
08-07-2010, 09:08 PM
Get ready for a Big Bud.

Nicolas Naranja
08-09-2010, 09:24 PM
well i think it comes from sloppiness.. sorry if it offends someone. i dont think most of it comes from the vendors...
i think some of the big guys need to not put so much attention into production but quality control as well ...in the end everyone will be happy.

I can say for a fact that I have received other varieties mixed in with a flat that was supposed to be all one variety. Out of 288 plants that I've had flower so far 4 of them have been of a variety that I never bought. The real problem I've had though is that it can be a little difficult to differentiate a Dwarf Namwah and a Dwarf Orinoco when the plants are 6" tall.

Richard
08-12-2010, 06:10 PM
Get ready for a Big Bud.

Here it comes!

http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Dwarf_Namwa_Bud_330x400.jpg

capthof
08-12-2010, 08:08 PM
Throw some more fertilizer on it!!!!
Hurry up; we want to see some naners!

Greenie
08-13-2010, 04:01 PM
This is the latest bunch of D. Namwah this year.
Another thing to look at is the big broad leaves.
I had to bend a leaf down to get a good photo.
The bananas are bright green at this stage.:bunchonanas::bunchonanas::bunchonanas:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35175&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35175)

:bananas_b

sunfish
08-16-2010, 11:20 PM
Eight months from this

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27571&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27571&ppuser=2868)


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27570&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27570&ppuser=2868)

to this

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35763&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35763&ppuser=2868)

Richard
08-16-2010, 11:42 PM
Wow Tony, I remember when that big bud came out! Looks great.

Richard
08-20-2010, 01:01 AM
OK, here it is. The rachis is emerging at 7 feet from the ground and the bud is 20 inches long.

http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Dwarf_Namwa_20_inch_bud_400x300.jpg

sunfish
08-20-2010, 01:43 AM
Looking good.How many months ?

Richard
08-20-2010, 07:37 AM
Looking good.How many months ?

Tony, that is the plant you gave me as tissue culture. I believe it has been 2 years -- the 1st year growing up in a 5 gallon pot and the 2nd year in the banana plat we built.

Dalmatiansoap
08-20-2010, 07:43 AM
20 inches??? WoW!
:nanadrink:

sunfish
08-20-2010, 08:07 AM
Tony, that is the plant you gave me as tissue culture. I believe it has been 2 years -- the 1st year growing up in a 5 gallon pot and the 2nd year in the banana plat we built.

I remember,it has been two years. 7/12/2008

Richard
08-23-2010, 12:22 PM
Time to prop the plant.

http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Dwarf_Namwah_plant_budd_circled_320x400.jpg

sunfish
08-26-2010, 11:29 AM
Dwarf Namwah flag

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36079&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36079&ppuser=2868)

sunfish
08-29-2010, 07:20 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36158&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36158&ppuser=2868)

sunfish
09-05-2010, 10:51 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36296&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36296&ppuser=2868)

harveyc
09-05-2010, 10:58 AM
Hey, Tony, with all of the bananas you've had flower this year are you using some method to keep track of when they flowered? I think Jon usually writes the date on the pseudostem. I haven't done anything myself but wish I had started something this year since I've now got my 5th flower opening up this week (Belle).

sunfish
09-05-2010, 01:55 PM
Hey, Tony, with all of the bananas you've had flower this year are you using some method to keep track of when they flowered? I think Jon usually writes the date on the pseudostem. I haven't done anything myself but wish I had started something this year since I've now got my 5th flower opening up this week (Belle).

That's a good idea I will start marking the P-stem. For now I just check when I posted the pic's. 13 buds this year

Richard
09-05-2010, 05:49 PM
The bunch is on its way -- 14 fingers per hand so far.

http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Dwarf_Namwa_baby_hands_400x400.jpg

Richard
04-11-2011, 12:28 AM
The bunch in the previous post has been harvested and now being eaten. Mmm....delicious!

hydroid
04-11-2011, 09:59 PM
Way to go Richard, Congragulations. I just got my first Dwarf Namwah pups from South Florida.
Last year I talked to the folks at "Going Bananas" and told them I was looking for a tasty banana for my zone and he recomended the Dwarf Namwah.

cherokee_greg
04-12-2011, 07:14 PM
My dwarf namwahs I got on ebay last year from a guy who sales orchads they were small. Here they are today 4/12/11
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41747 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41747&ppuser=5959)

sunfish
05-04-2011, 01:00 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42435&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42435&ppuser=2868)

hydroid
05-04-2011, 05:25 PM
I can't wait till mine get fruit, probably next year though. Looks like we will have some Raja Puri though.

bananimal
05-05-2011, 07:35 PM
Bo ------ Last year I let the DN mat branch out by running 2 main pstems. Had to cut the mains down due to the 2 cold snaps. Both had fruit hanging. Right now each main stump has sprouted 5 thick robust pups. They are like 5" in diameter at ground level and only 3' tall. Produced only one or two sword leaves and then went right to fat true leaves. The biggest pup will give this years fruit.

The D Namwah has proved to be the best and most robust cultivar for my area. I have a list of customers waiting for them since I joined a local tropical fruit tree club. Last week had 5 visits in 2 days and they took away 12 of the real big guys - DN, RP and DB that were too big to mail.

Hope yours take off well. Being close to water should give you the edge for when it gets cold.

Dan

hydroid
05-05-2011, 11:22 PM
Thanks Dan, they look real hearty and healthy and started growing as soon as I put them in the ground, I'm very happy with them so far. Thanks again
Bo

Darkman
05-09-2011, 07:33 PM
Having visited Hydroids house a couple times, I can tell you that he lives in a banana paradise. I don't live far from him but his place is special AND he takes good care of them. I cannot replicate his results.

hydroid
05-10-2011, 09:58 AM
Thank you Charlie for those kind words, we will have to get together when I get home from Brazil.
I need to get some ideas from you on landscapping, as your place looks like it was scooped up and put in a tropical paradise as well. As soon as my Namwah starts pupping (and looks like it may be soon), it will have your name on it.
Thanks
Bo

bananimal
05-10-2011, 07:24 PM
The Dwf Namwah ---- what a pupper it is!!!!! The huge stumps of the former pstems are producing 5 to 7 pups each.

Patty in Wisc
05-11-2011, 03:08 PM
I just read this thread from page 1. Bob, how is yours doiong? Did it flower at all? In 09 - when this started, you were expecting a flower soon. Was this the namwah you got from Mitchel? The one I got from him - just over 2 yrs ago is not as big as the pics here of the dwarf NW's! And I was told it was a reg namwah - not dwarf. Isn't that what you have? Mine now has 5ft P stem & is very FAT at the base so, maybe a flower coming!

sunfish
05-22-2011, 07:51 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42966&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42966&ppuser=2868)

KYpalmer
10-18-2012, 07:55 PM
OK I couldn't resist bragging a little.
This is a picture of a Dwarf Namwah in my back yard.
Cheryl, this is what they can grow into. It is only a year or so old.
There are also lots of pups around the bottom.
Good Luck!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19211&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19211&ppuser=3915)

no way capthof, the huge tall one that makes you look like a person from honey i shrunk the kids surely can't be a d.namwah. really??

servitrade
05-08-2013, 01:35 PM
Hello folks. My name is Jorge, (will have to change my user name shortly). I recently bought a dwarf namwah as is currently sitting in my backyard on on a 5 or 7 gal pot. Plant is abt 2-3 feet tal. Will be changing it to a 15 gall pot soon. It has pretty much full sun, here in South Florida, abt 8 hours. I have a few questions please:
1. how much watering do these plants need. Been having a bit of dry spell lately.
2. what type of fertilizer is best for this variety?
3. does this variety like full sun?

Anyways, thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Jorge