bepah

Is anyone growing Enano gigante? Anyone have any culture requirements, needs, etc.?

Thanks.

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xavierdlc61887

L O L dude enano gigante means SMALL GIANT............IRONIC :P

bepah

Ironic but true.....
The following is from Encanto Farms:

ENANO GIGANTE
Dwarf Mexican

DESCRIPTION:
An excellent Cavindish cultivar and heavy producer of sweet delicious fruit. Commercially grown in Mexico and Central America. It adapts very well to our conditions. (061) (047) Shorter than Valery. (007)A commercial clone of Mexico. High-quality fruit of large size under ideal conditions. Tender, often needing support when bearing, subject to cigar end rot in cold wet weathetr. (009) [Has} large dark green leaves with red markings on juvenile foliage. (999) Mature leaves are solid green. Will produce richer tasting and creamier fruit than the market variety. Dwarf height limits wind damage. (068) [A] dwarfed Cavendish cultivar. It is a good commercial variety that bears sweet fruit. (056)Dwarf height limits wind damage. (097) Dwarf cavendish cultivar with large bunches of delicious fruit (063)Heavy producer of sweet, delicious fruit. (096) [T]he most widely grown cultivar in [Mexico.] (076) [Gran Nain is S]horter than Enano Gigante. (007) Trials of 5 clones of 'Giant Cavendish' and 9 other cultivars ('Robusta A', 'Robusta B', 'Cocos A', 'Cocos B', 'Golden Beauty', 'Enano Nautia', 'Enano Gigante', 'Enano' and 'Valery') were made between 1976 and 1979 at the Campo Agricola Experimental at Tecoman, Mexico. 'Enano Gigante' is the most widely grown cultivar in that region but the tests showed that 'Enano Nautia' and 'Golden Beauty' bore heavier bunches of better quality fruit, even though 'Enano Gigante' had a greater number of bunches and highest yield per ground area. 'Giant Cavendish' clones 1, 2, 3 and 4, and 'Cocos B' grew very tall, gave low yields and the fruit was of poor quality. (076)

TYPE: DESSERT
GENETICS:
HEIGHT: 4-6' (056) (009), 10-12' (061)
DISEASE: Cigar end rot.
HIGHLIGHTS: popular Mexican variety.

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D_&_T

cool

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xavierdlc61887

lol thats crazy but awesome at the same time anyway i think someone should start cultivating it and offer it here on the org i live about 5 minutes from the mexico border i think its tamaulipas or somthing or other.....its crazy smelly and poor houses its nothing like u see more into mexico these are the outskirts....dont wanna sound mean but in GENERAL.....ITS THE GHETTO of mexico :/ oh well back to that plant, i hope someone cultivates it and offers some plants here on the org

pitangadiego

Has been a very slow grower. The only time it got close to flowering, it got run over by a Saba, so I am back to starting over with a pup.

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bepah

Do you think it was a slow grower because it doesn't get warm enough in SD?

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pitangadiego

It is a slow grower compared to the other 100 or so varieties which are growing at the same location.

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bepah

I jusr acquired a can of what I was told was Enano Gigante. The mother plant was cut out and a number of pups remain in the can.

Question:

1) Cut them out now and transplant to smaller cans?

2) Cut them out now and plant?

3) Leave them alone and divide/plant in the spring?

See the photos:





Any suggestions?

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pitangadiego

Yes, repot them. Give them all the warth you can to help them root and get established before winter arrives.

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bepah

Divide and repot, I assume.....

I only have about a month of growing here left.

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harveyc

John, I have room for one in my greenhouse!

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xavierdlc61887

same here

bepah

I could give them all away, but them I'd have none for myself.

There is a waiting list of my CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS (CPFs).

If you would like to be a CPF of bepah, make an offer!

Take care, all.

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xavierdlc61887

how does one become a CPF of Bepah

harveyc

Come over and let's trade (no Ae Ae available, however!)

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bepah

The application process is lengthy and dangerous.

It starts with an assessment of what you have to trade....

I'll move to the trading thread to continue...........

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bepah

Surgery appears to be successful! 9 bouncing baby pups were extracted from the can.

This photo was taken right after a divison and transplantation of a 5 gallon can filled to the edges with pupd from a mother corm that had been cut off (assuming it had fruited). Roots were healthy around the edge of the can and division seemed to go without much trouble. The original can, after watering the day before, was wet around the edges and bone dry in the middle.

Here are the results:


Same shot from a slightly different angle


I am hoping for a month of warmth before I begin the trading process, unless you want to take a chance.

JC

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harveyc

Wish my greenhouse was larger as I would offer to overwinter all of them for you, if you wanted. I might have some roon, but I'm still trying to figure what is going in and what is coming out, at this point. I'm already running my heater at night time since it's getting pretty cool but today sure seemed like summer, eh?

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bepah

Overwintering in a greenhouse is not a problem, I have a place to put them once it cools down enough to worry about it.

Since you have been designated a CPF of bepah, you will be getting one of them once they stabilize. No changes when I looked at them this morning, so no drastic errors appear to have been made. I'll keep them where they are for the next week or so, depending on the daytime highs.....

Thanks,

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