Best bananas to plant

emls5 · 04-10-2016, 12:05 AM

Zone 9b, what would be the best bananas to grow

Botanical_Bryce · 04-10-2016, 01:51 AM

Mysore has been awesome for me. I hear it is one of the best tasting.

cincinnana · 04-10-2016, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by emls5

Zone 9b, what would be the best bananas to grow

This list is a start ...to what might survive in your zone.

.The cold hardy list

Botanical_Bryce · 04-10-2016, 07:55 AM

That list is not the best by a long shot. Just cold hardy. Raja Puri is prone to choke making not even close to best. There are more factors to best than cold hardy.

Botanical_Bryce · 04-10-2016, 07:57 AM

I had lists thrown at me but visiting places and getting real experience local made the difference.

JP · 04-10-2016, 09:21 AM

If I had one to choose, I'd go with Namwah.

Jose263 · 04-10-2016, 07:21 PM

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If I had one to choose, I'd go with Namwah.

Namwah would be my 1st choice also- cold hardy and very tastee - D namwahs are easier to winterize - In my zone 9a (Gulf Coast) pups have to overwinter and fruit the following spring/summer.
My tall namwah mat has a flower right now but only 2 leaves on the pstem - it is a big mat maybe the corm will support the bloom?

Richard · 04-11-2016, 07:29 PM

Being familiar with Lompoc, I think Namwa would do well there. Perhaps venturabananas can provide a sanity check.

Be careful with recommendations from well-meaning 9b folks in the gulf states ... their weather is very different (high vs. low humidity) than yours.

venturabananas · 04-12-2016, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard

Being familiar with Lompoc, I think Namwa would do well there. Perhaps venturabananas can provide a sanity check.

Be careful with recommendations from well-meaning 9b folks in the gulf states ... their weather is very different (high vs. low humidity) than yours.

Yep, I had the very same thought. Namwah is your best bet for your climate.

hydroid · 04-12-2016, 02:22 AM

+1 what Jose263 said. Pretty reliable fruiters, and nice size bunches for our climate.

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