FHIA-01 Goldfinger blooming
 

I'll update the thread as the bunch progresses, but I am happy to announce the arrival of my FHIA-01 Goldfinger flag leaf!







That's a small hill behind the plant, it's hard to tell from the photo. The two plants behind it are pups that were cut and moved back to form a row, each about three feet from the previous.

This was a TC, it's about two years old now.
This was the plant about a year ago (I have since removed the ficus):


Yessss!

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Goldfinger in the wiki:
http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Goldfinger

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Patriotic flag waving congrats!!!

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:08: nice!

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Way cool. Beautiful. Looking forward to pictures of the fruit. I have high hopes for mine this year. I was able to get six pups off of the first Goldfinger I bought. Planted five and gave away one. Wish us luck. They are all growing fast.

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:2236: Very nice Jarred
The bananas are looking great.

Man I need to move to a warmer zone,

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Thanks for the kind words everybody!

Kenzie, I was able to get about as many pups off of mine before it started blooming. You sound like you're in the final stretch with yours, too. Luck!

BGreen - come on down! I got a vacant place you can rent out, it's got a huge yard and was just remodeled! lol

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Just took these photos, progress is fantastic.
We should be seeing the hands soon!

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Jarred, could you post a pic showing the whole plant and maybe get your dog in there again for size comparison?

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ok brb

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Beautiful! Both the plant and the dog! :)

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Thanks Anna!

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Awesome! Thanks Jarred.

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Just checked on it again... it's totally horizontal now.
Tomorrow by the end of the day it should be hanging downwards.

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Just took these:

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Today's photos

The view from here:


is such:


:)

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Looks like the flower is pretty hefty! Should grow you a nice bunch.

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ok so this Goldfinger plant is now the subject of a contest!

http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=1926

That link above will take you to the contest.

In a nutchell, this is the contest:
Guess the amount of edible banana fingers this bloom will produce, and if you're right, you win an extremely rare Pisang Klotek sword pup from momoese's mat.

:birthdaynana:

Check it out!
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=1926

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Jarrod,

Beautiful plant, but the dog is beautiful too. Reminds me of my dog as a kid.:2748: :dancinpup:

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Thanks Susie!

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WOW! Nice!!! I have several GF's.. I haven't gotten a bloom yet but I did get a handful of pups.. Got my fingers crossed for a bloom this yr.. It would be my first...
Kylie

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Hows your Goldfinger progress Kylie?

On another note, I have the fruit from this plant available if anyone wants to try some!
Go ahead and read this thread if you want to place an order:
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=2508

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Is it really true that Goldfinger produces a second flower? According to the patent information a second flower will come in about a half a year after first flowering.

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thanks Jarred thos are butifull plants and what a cuty of a Dog i sould post some of my guys on here i love dogs and bananas yes in that order hehehe

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Not what I experienced, the stalk dies and the pups take over.
That pretty much goes for any banana.

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So how much space should I allocate for a goldfinger plant?

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Here's a guide I wrote awhile for folks in our climate. It answers your question, and more: Banana Cultivation In Non-Tropical Climates