Hello from the Big Island

rbrgs · 01-22-2010, 01:34 PM

I posted this list of bananas I grow in the gardening section of another forum; it's as good an intro as any, and I already typed it once....

Cavendish (also called Chinese and dwarf, if you've got a banana in a pot, it's probably this one)

Williams (current commercial banana; spontaneous sport of Cavendish)

There's a new strain of an old disease (fusarium; called Panama Wilt in bananas) that's impacting these two varieties. Hawaii has an agricultural quarantine...which sometimes even works. We'll see.

Golden Beauty (old commercial variety; good tasting and high yielding, but complicated to pick because they're 25' tall and snap rather than bending)

Golden Aromatic (another old variety; fruit is long and thin, very sweet and strong)

Ice Cream (a blue sport of a common cooking banana; tastes like marshmallows when ripe, but really hard to peel)

Lady Finger (my favorite; tall and exotic, with red leaf ribs and extra color in the trunk, the bananas are small and tightly packed)

Apple (another old, tall variety that's really good for fresh eating, but too fragile to move once they turn yellow)

Dwarf Apple (a cross between William and Apple; bred for marketing, highly responsive to fertilizer)

Thai (very different; ripe fruit is firm and almost crisp)

Cuban Red (slow growing, strong tasting, the fruit and the plant have lots of red pigment everywhere but the tops of the leaves; usually eaten cooked)

Cuban Yellow (the same plant, without the red--sports that appear on red clumps)

Silk Fig (another fresh eating variety with a thin skin and an aversion to chemical fertilizers)

Variegated (a weird sport that's more ornamental than useful; there are white streaks in the leaves where the chlorophyll is missing)

and 3 kinds of cooking bananas whose names I don't know.

I'm at about 1900' on the wet side, and my current project is hand clearing waiawi to plant coffee (and more bananas) as an understory in the Ohia forest.

soundofthemusic1 · 01-22-2010, 01:51 PM

Warm welcome to this web site, Rgrbs. Hope you enjoy our forums.

Rae

cherokee_greg · 01-22-2010, 02:22 PM

welcome from Fresno,California

Patty in Wisc · 01-22-2010, 02:32 PM

Welcome from Wisconsin.

Bob · 01-22-2010, 05:19 PM

Great collection of plants and to have you here..... Welcome from New Jersey

LilRaverBoi · 01-22-2010, 05:57 PM

Welcome to the site! Sounds like you've got the banana addiction many of us here have! Therefore, I have no doubt you will enjoy it here!

Abnshrek · 01-22-2010, 09:10 PM

Hello & Welcome from the Sportsman's Paradise :^) Nice List..

Caloosamusa · 01-22-2010, 10:59 PM

Welcome Rbrgs to Bananas dot org, from the Sunshine State.

bananadude · 01-22-2010, 11:46 PM

WELCOME from Gladwin, Michigan !

rbrgs · 01-22-2010, 11:47 PM

Thanx, everyone. I dug up 2 dozen keikis of tall apples and a couple of cavendish this afternoon; I have some more planting to do.

01-22-2010, 01:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
rbrgs Find me on the map! Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5 BananaBucks : 3,518 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Hello from the Big Island I posted this list of bananas I grow in the gardening section of another forum; it's as good an intro as any, and I already typed it once.... Cavendish (also called Chinese and dwarf, if you've got a banana in a pot, it's probably this one) Williams (current commercial banana; spontaneous sport of Cavendish) There's a new strain of an old disease (fusarium; called Panama Wilt in bananas) that's impacting these two varieties. Hawaii has an agricultural quarantine...which sometimes even works. We'll see. Golden Beauty (old commercial variety; good tasting and high yielding, but complicated to pick because they're 25' tall and snap rather than bending) Golden Aromatic (another old variety; fruit is long and thin, very sweet and strong) Ice Cream (a blue sport of a common cooking banana; tastes like marshmallows when ripe, but really hard to peel) Lady Finger (my favorite; tall and exotic, with red leaf ribs and extra color in the trunk, the bananas are small and tightly packed) Apple (another old, tall variety that's really good for fresh eating, but too fragile to move once they turn yellow) Dwarf Apple (a cross between William and Apple; bred for marketing, highly responsive to fertilizer) Thai (very different; ripe fruit is firm and almost crisp) Cuban Red (slow growing, strong tasting, the fruit and the plant have lots of red pigment everywhere but the tops of the leaves; usually eaten cooked) Cuban Yellow (the same plant, without the red--sports that appear on red clumps) Silk Fig (another fresh eating variety with a thin skin and an aversion to chemical fertilizers) Variegated (a weird sport that's more ornamental than useful; there are white streaks in the leaves where the chlorophyll is missing) and 3 kinds of cooking bananas whose names I don't know. I'm at about 1900' on the wet side, and my current project is hand clearing waiawi to plant coffee (and more bananas) as an understory in the Ohia forest.

01-22-2010, 01:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
soundofthemusic1 soundofthemusic1's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Zone: 7B Name: Rae Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,170 BananaBucks : 10,432 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,597 Times Was Thanked 349 Times in 166 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 68 Times	Re: Hello from the Big Island Warm welcome to this web site, Rgrbs. Hope you enjoy our forums. Rae __________________ Rae Georgia 7B

01-22-2010, 02:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
cherokee_greg Love those bananas cherokee_greg's Photo Gallery Location: Fresno,CA Find me on the map! Zone: zone 9 Name: Greg Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,357 BananaBucks : 289,433 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 8,066 Times Was Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,665 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 335 Times	Re: Hello from the Big Island welcome from Fresno,California __________________ Greg zone 9 Fresno,CA http://gardenjot.com/garden/view/1980/Gregs-Banana-Farm

01-22-2010, 02:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Patty in Wisc tropical nut Patty in Wisc's Photo Gallery Zone: 5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,115 BananaBucks : 337,517 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,946 Times Was Thanked 2,510 Times in 1,203 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 69 Times	Re: Hello from the Big Island Welcome from Wisconsin. __________________ Got a lite? Patty ____ Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty.

01-22-2010, 05:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bob Orang Puteh Bob's Photo Gallery Location: Washington Twp N.J. Find me on the map! Zone: 6a Name: bob Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,528 BananaBucks : 205,608 Feedback: 12 / 100% Said "Thanks" 9,537 Times Was Thanked 4,058 Times in 1,694 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 565 Times	Re: Hello from the Big Island Great collection of plants and to have you here..... Welcome from New Jersey __________________

Members currently in the chatroom: 0
	The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-06-2009. No one is currently using the chat.

01-22-2010, 05:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
LilRaverBoi Nanner Time! LilRaverBoi's Photo Gallery Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Bryan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,937 BananaBucks : 114,167 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 534 Times Was Thanked 2,243 Times in 1,245 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 855 Times	Re: Hello from the Big Island Welcome to the site! Sounds like you've got the banana addiction many of us here have! Therefore, I have no doubt you will enjoy it here! __________________ BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! lilraverboi@genxglow.com RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you! I'm Bryan with a Y! There is no 'I' in BRYAN!

01-22-2010, 09:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Abnshrek Happy Growing Abnshrek 's Photo Gallery Location: Beaumont Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, but 9b weather.. Name: Migael / Michael Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,492 BananaBucks : 196,916 Feedback: 45 / 100% Said "Thanks" 10,447 Times Was Thanked 16,440 Times in 5,237 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,318 Times	Re: Hello from the Big Island Hello & Welcome from the Sportsman's Paradise :^) Nice List.. __________________ I'm a Nannerhead :^)

01-22-2010, 10:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
Caloosamusa Caloosamusa's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,578 BananaBucks : 27,869 Feedback: 1 / 67% Said "Thanks" 3,829 Times Was Thanked 1,556 Times in 675 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 334 Times	Re: Hello from the Big Island Welcome Rbrgs to Bananas dot org, from the Sunshine State.

01-22-2010, 11:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
bananadude bananadude's Photo Gallery Location: Gladwin, Michigan Find me on the map! Zone: New Zone Map on the border of Zone 5-6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 221 BananaBucks : 45,078 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 96 Times Was Thanked 91 Times in 47 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 23 Times	Re: Hello from the Big Island WELCOME from Gladwin, Michigan ! __________________ Brian...Zone 5-6...Gladwin, Michigan

01-22-2010, 11:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
rbrgs Find me on the map! Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5 BananaBucks : 3,518 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Hello from the Big Island Thanx, everyone. I dug up 2 dozen keikis of tall apples and a couple of cavendish this afternoon; I have some more planting to do.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Evening Rain Farm says hello from the Big Island	Dr Wotty	Member Introductions	5	04-14-2009 09:52 AM
big island bananas	dattdude	Member Introductions	3	12-31-2008 02:14 AM
Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii	coconut chris	Member Introductions	7	12-30-2008 04:41 PM
Big Island Bananas - Photo Chart	Chironex	Main Banana Discussion	6	09-08-2008 12:06 PM