greetings from Ventura, CA

venturabananas · 07-31-2010, 12:05 AM

Hi all,

Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm new banana plants and put my first one in the ground in April. I now have 10 of them in my small yard in Ventura. They seem to be doing well -- constantly putting out new leaves. I'm hoping that by next year they'll be putting out flowers. I've stuck primarily to dwarf varieties because my yard is small and we get high winds here during the Santa Ana season (fall - winter) which I figured would shred the taller varieties.

I've already gleaned all sorts of useful information from the website and I look forward to getting to know you all better.

Cheers,
Mark

Abnshrek · 07-31-2010, 12:20 AM

Hello Mark & Welcome to the Org. from the Sportsman's Paradise. :^) Good Luck & Happy Growing :^)

Bob · 07-31-2010, 05:51 AM

Hi and welcome from the Garden Sate! The dwarf varieties you're growing sound like a great choice for your space. Keep us posted.

cherokee_greg · 07-31-2010, 07:04 AM

welcome from Fresno.CA

Dalmatiansoap · 07-31-2010, 08:00 AM

Welcome from Croatia.
Looks like you are having same windy problems as me here

saltydad · 07-31-2010, 05:03 PM

Hi Mark, and a big welcome from the beautiful state of Maryland. When you get a chance, tell us what varieties you're growing. And put some pics of your babies in your gallery!

bikoro child · 08-01-2010, 04:26 AM

Hi Mark ,welcome from France ...

LilRaverBoi · 08-01-2010, 10:58 PM

Welcome to the site! I'm sure you'll enjoy it here and learn a lot!

venturabananas · 08-19-2010, 02:26 PM

Here are the varieties I am currently growing:

dwarf Namwah
dwarf Orinoco
dwarf Jamaican red
dwarf Cavendish
dwarf Brazilian
Goldfinger
Misi Luki
Rajapuri
one unknown, possibly another Rajapuri

I'll post pictures of my little babies at some point.

Anyone have other favorites among the shorter varieties? Varieties with p-stem heights less than 8' or so?

Thanks for welcoming me to the forum.

Mark

sunfish · 08-19-2010, 04:04 PM

Double Mahoi

venturabananas · 08-19-2010, 04:50 PM

Thanks Tony. I was aware that the double mahoi is a short plant, but how is its flavor? I was under the impression that it is of the cavendish family and so might not be as exciting in flavor as fruits from say the namwah group.

venturabananas · 08-20-2010, 10:50 PM

Here are my bananas. All are still young -- none more than 4 months since I got them and some much more recent.

front yard: dwarf orinoco, rajapuri, unknown, and dwarf Jamaican red (behind unknown)
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next to driveway: dwarf cavendish and goldfinger
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back yard patch: misi luki, dwarf Brazilian, and papaya
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a couple that still need to be planted: misi luki and dwarf namwah
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sunfish · 08-20-2010, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by venturabananas

Thanks Tony. I was aware that the double mahoi is a short plant, but how is its flavor? I was under the impression that it is of the cavendish family and so might not be as exciting in flavor as fruits from say the namwah group.

I prefer store bought bananas to the Namwah. Namwah is to sweet or my taste.

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venturabananas venturabananas's Photo Gallery Location: Ventura, CA Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Mark Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,845 BananaBucks : 275,233 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,752 Times Was Thanked 3,969 Times in 1,713 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 39 Times	Re: greetings from Ventura, CA Here are the varieties I am currently growing: dwarf Namwah dwarf Orinoco dwarf Jamaican red dwarf Cavendish dwarf Brazilian Goldfinger Misi Luki Rajapuri one unknown, possibly another Rajapuri I'll post pictures of my little babies at some point. Anyone have other favorites among the shorter varieties? Varieties with p-stem heights less than 8' or so? Thanks for welcoming me to the forum. Mark __________________

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venturabananas venturabananas's Photo Gallery Location: Ventura, CA Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Mark Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,845 BananaBucks : 275,233 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,752 Times Was Thanked 3,969 Times in 1,713 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 39 Times	Re: greetings from Ventura, CA Thanks Tony. I was aware that the double mahoi is a short plant, but how is its flavor? I was under the impression that it is of the cavendish family and so might not be as exciting in flavor as fruits from say the namwah group. __________________

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venturabananas venturabananas's Photo Gallery Location: Ventura, CA Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Mark Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,845 BananaBucks : 275,233 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,752 Times Was Thanked 3,969 Times in 1,713 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 39 Times	Re: greetings from Ventura, CA Here are my bananas. All are still young -- none more than 4 months since I got them and some much more recent. front yard: dwarf orinoco, rajapuri, unknown, and dwarf Jamaican red (behind unknown) [IMG][/IMG] next to driveway: dwarf cavendish and goldfinger [IMG][/IMG] back yard patch: misi luki, dwarf Brazilian, and papaya [IMG][/IMG] a couple that still need to be planted: misi luki and dwarf namwah [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Last edited by venturabananas : 09-12-2010 at 06:18 PM. Reason: fix photo links

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