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Old 09-08-2015, 07:14 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Bananas & Plantains corms growing well!

I got a few banana & plantain corms from Keith a few months ago (4 months) and they are growing very well!.....more photos coming soon for the rest of the corms (PR Cuerno De Alce (ARH) Plantain, PR Verdin Banana, PR Morado Banana).....Thank you Keith!

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SH-3640 Banana fast grower!




FHIA-21 Plantain vigorous grower with it's own pup already!









Also, got my PR Dwarf Super Plantain Flowering Now! (third generation)...





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Old 09-08-2015, 02:20 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Your plants look great!
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Next year will be Mofongo Time ! I agree the F21 & French Red Have lots of Vigor !

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Following the thread, I am posting new photos for the rest of the corms (PR Cuerno De Alce (ARH) Plantain, PR Morado Banana and PR Verdin Banana) that I got from Keith about 4 months ago!......I have been bless with a lot of rain lately!.....every afternoon-evening for the last two weeks has been raining.....Thank you Keith for everything!.....


The PR Verdin Banana....vigorous grower!









The PR Morado Banana...very fast grower as the PR Verdin Banana!






The PR Cuerno De Alce (ARH) Plantain....growing well as the others!.....






As I mentioned, my PR Dwarf Super Plantain is flowering! (third generation).....a vigorous grower as well....pretty good size flower!.....hopefully for a nice size plantain bunch!.....soon.....mofongo, pionono and pastelon time!.....



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Wow... your plants look great...thanks for the pics

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Updated photos from the corms.....


Thanks Keith (PR-Giants) for allow me acquire and grow all of these varieties of bananas and plantains....


From 10/16/2015


Williams Banana.....beautiful, growing fast....




SH-3640 Banana....very waxy and beautiful....




FHIA-21 Plantain....very vigorous grower....






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All are looking Fantastic !..

Lots of plantains coming your way Bro !

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Thanks bro! (Ed)....



I will be ready for the mofongo, pionono and pastelon time!...
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An Updated of My SH-3640 Banana....

Photos taken on December 8, 2015...

Very waxy and growing beautiful!....almost 5 1/2 feet tall!.....





Also, you can see in the pictures (background) one of my two highly trained crossbreed Rottweiler-Pitbull Dogs (part of my home security system)....
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Nice picts of the SH-3640. I only hear good things about that plant. Can't wait to grow one myself.
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