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10-24-2016, 11:17 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Re: Goldfinger?
To me the fruit on your healthy looking plant looks to short to be GF but I could well be wrong!
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10-25-2016, 12:55 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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Re: Goldfinger?
Comparing with my Goldfinger flower pics I say they are Goldfinger.
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10-25-2016, 05:01 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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Re: Goldfinger?
Do you have male flowers yet? If so, are they persistent or do they drop from the stem?
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10-25-2016, 07:42 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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10-26-2016, 08:25 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Re: Goldfinger?
My sweetheart flowered at 15 feet and had a massive psuedostem, way bigger than any goldfinger I've ever seen.
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11-08-2016, 05:23 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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11-08-2016, 05:25 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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Re: Goldfinger?
american goldfinger doesn't have persistent male flowers, they fall off 2-3 days after opening.
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11-11-2016, 07:56 AM | #9 (permalink) | |
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Do you know does real GF have persistent male flowers? SteveL - This is a 2nd notGF bloom on 11-5-16 - the pvc pipe is at 10ft high. The middle bunch hanging in my shop is 1st notGF bunch harvested early November 2016. This is a notGF fruit from the 1st bunch - taste is yummy Any Idea what variety my notGF really is? Thanks
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Re: Goldfinger?
Looks just like my goldfinger. Mine will sometimes hold male flowers. Never totally though. Seems like they fall off for a few weeks then hold a few weeks then go back to dropping. So I could see some variation in the male flowers.
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11-14-2016, 12:57 PM | #11 (permalink) |
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I should have said "my american goldfinger" doesn't hold male flowers. Can you describe the flavor in more detail?
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11-14-2016, 05:46 PM | #12 (permalink) | |
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This is the first home grown fruit that I have tasted from what I suspect is a cavendish type - mainly because of the persistent male flowers, an the open petiole and not much cold hardiness. I found it to be the most similar to a store bought Chiquita that I have eaten. But better and not as bland. The peels were thin (like a namwah) and separated easily from the fruit. Despite being fully ripe with the peels splitting, the meat was firm and not mushy or juicy like a namwah. I asked my wife for her description and she said it tasted like a store bought that hasn't turned fully yellow. The bunch ripened very quickly once cut from the pstem. The fingers were separating from the bunch and the skins splitting. So, I gave away several hands and all recipients told me they were excellent and better than store bought. whatever it is, it is definitely a keeper..
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11-15-2016, 01:47 PM | #13 (permalink) |
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Re: Goldfinger?
Out of everything I've tasted (Orinoco goldfinger Brazilian manzano Nino namwa nay poovan cav VC)haven't tried a lot.
Goldfinger has been the best. Mine had a strong banana flavor, perfect creamy texture, and were super juicy. Peels easy but does fall off the bunch when ripe. Made a banana pudding out of some. Wow I can't imagine a better banana for a banana pudding. They don't brown and they taste just as fresh in leftovers the next day. I could eat them everyday.
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