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Old 12-14-2011, 09:45 PM   #21 (permalink)
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... SH 3640 takes cold temperatures much better than Dwarf Namwa and Goldfinger (FHIA-1).
Really! That's outstanding. My Dwarf Namwa and Goldfinger grow slower during our "winter", but do not stop like some of the other cultivars. So the SH 3640 should power on through!
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Old 12-15-2011, 02:13 AM   #22 (permalink)
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I've had SH-3640 for about three years but it has not done very well for me and it seems (to me) to be less cold tolerant than Dwarf Namwah. The first year the main plant had grown to 4-5 feet tall but died but a pup sprouted in the spring. It grew somewhat slowly last year and it did make it through last winter but never got very vigorous this year, though part of that is probably because it ended up getting shaded by larger banana plants that are nearby. Guess I'll try moving it in the spring.
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Old 12-15-2011, 08:49 AM   #23 (permalink)
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I've had SH-3640 for about three years but it has not done very well for me and it seems (to me) to be less cold tolerant than Dwarf Namwah. The first year the main plant had grown to 4-5 feet tall but died but a pup sprouted in the spring. It grew somewhat slowly last year and it did make it through last winter but never got very vigorous this year, though part of that is probably because it ended up getting shaded by larger banana plants that are nearby. Guess I'll try moving it in the spring.
Harvey ----- My SH 3640's track record was exactly the same as yours for first and second year. But that all changed after I did a mycorrhizae drench early the 2nd year. This is the 3rd year and first fruit/small bunch. Months after the drench the mat shot a very robust pup that has a much bigger caliper now and is taller. I expect a better bunch in 2012. Same for D la L.

Have seen similar myco effect on everything else except one of the 2 Ae Ae. The wimpy one will be relocated and the robust one should fruit soon. The PK is bigger that it ever grew before and will fruit eventually.
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Old 12-17-2011, 10:12 PM   #24 (permalink)
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SH-3640 in SW FL grows more vigorously than does FHIA-1 & FHIA-18. The fruit tastes wonderful, with each pseudostem producing eight hands, each with 13 large fingers. Did I mention how good they taste? Much better tasting than FHIA-1 or 18, with much larger fruit than FHIA 1,(Length and width) (wider than FHIA-18).

SH 3640 takes cold temperatures much better than Dwarf Namwa and Goldfinger (FHIA-1).
I'll be looking forward to trying this one. It will just have to wait a bit as I have too many trials going on right now.
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I would post some really good pictures of the Two bunches I have growing, but pictures do not upload. One bunch will be harvested in the next few days. Merry Christmas!!
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I couldn't upload pictures either. Then I resized them so they were all under 1 MB and then they uploaded fine.
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Old 12-19-2011, 04:49 PM   #27 (permalink)
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I have not had to resize photos and some of mine were over 3mb.
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Photobucket.com is easy to use, give it try. It seems faster now too.
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I will hazard a guess that the problems some people are having uploading images is due limitations imposed by their local network service provider.
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I believe Richard is right! I looked and did not see a requirement of size on the upload.
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Oh Man I Can Not Wait To receive My #3640 From Dan !
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Old 07-08-2013, 06:53 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Dan,

How about an update on this one.
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How about an update on this one.
Check out post #354 in What did you harvest today (bananas). The mat yields 2 bunches a year now as long as frostless winters continue.

Something new this year --- left the bunch hang longer than ususal and the fingers developed much thicker skins. Ripening was way slower during hanging in the house so we got to eat naners right up to the last hand without freezing. Still gave a few hands away. Taste was wonderful.
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