Originally Posted by Going Bananas (Post 262460)

Dr Nick

But why will you narrow the 30 varieties to only 5?
Im sure the 18s, the DB, HM and 3640
are marketable and profitable(quick return on investment).

Thanx!

Originally Posted by robguz24 (Post 261920)

Fry them any way you want. Popoulu types like Hua Moa are a bit more starchy than Maoli types like Ele Ele. They also have a more pithy center.

Originally Posted by Rmplmnz (Post 262438)

George,

Hua Moa is the first Banana plant I purchased from Bill Lessard of Going Bananas in 1993.

This topic has been hit on a few threads:

http://www.bananas.org/f2/maya-hawai...ins-10685.html

http://www.bananas.org/f2/hua-moas-m...ood-12764.html

http://www.bananas.org/f2/hua-moa-bu...est-12552.html

http://www.bananas.org/f2/platano-hawaiano-8434.html

http://www.bananas.org/f2/plantain-c...nce-12089.html

http://www.bananas.org/f11/hawaiian-...ins-10846.html

http://www.bananas.org/f2/more-hua-m...ano-12788.html

http://www.bananas.org/f2/best-cooking-banana-203.html

:08:

Another thread:

http://www.bananas.org/f2/plantain-t...tml#post255000

Originally Posted by merce3 (Post 262604)

thanks. i don't know how i missed your post. they tasted great. i have a small hua moa growing, so we'll see how they compare. i lost my last one to rot during the winter. i will have to protect it better this year.



thanks chris! your search skills definitely trump mine... i was coming up empty. looks like i have some reading to do.

Originally Posted by Nicolas Naranja (Post 204972)

Anti-disease. I will put a bunch bag on the fruit this week and the spray basically sanitizes the fruit. I haven't spent a lot of time determining the critical step, but I have noticed that when I deflower, spray and bag I have excellent fruit quality. I have deflowered and bagged and still had fungal rot on a few fingers so I figure the spray is pretty important. The two products I am using are certified for organic use.

Originally Posted by lukem5 (Post 265946)

have you ever found the "critical step" yet? I really think its the spray + bagging combo, but the bagging is most important to protect from insect damage/sun burning.

I wonder how good bunch quality would be with bagging only?