browndrake

If you had to choose only one edible banana, to go in a greenhouse, which would it be and why?

aaron

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austinl01

Would anyone suggest Raja Puri? It stays pretty short, has large, bold leaves, and yummy fruit (so they say).

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Velutina

Depends on how tall the greenhouse is. Take a look at my avatar for the explanation....


I'd go with a super dwarf cavendish.

The nice things about greenhouse-grown bananas is how the leaves stay in perfect condition! No damage from the wind... no damage from low humidity... no damage from the cold. It is wonderful!

In an ideal world, i'd be growing Sabas in a very large greenhouse!

BTW, the bananas sticking out of the greenhouse in my avatar are Dwarf Orinoco on left and Red Iholene on right

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Velutina

I grew Raja Puri in a greenhouse and it did VERY well. Just make sure the greenhouse is tall enough. Nothing worse than having every leaf get smashed up against the roof as it comes out.

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Jananas Bananas

You will probably get as many suggestions as you have responses. If you know which one is the tastiest for you and your family - that is the one to choose. The size of your greenhouse will probably be your determining factor, plus it may get larger than it is supposed to with it being in optimum growing conditions. I personally would also choose RajaPuri. Just my 2 cents!

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browndrake

Thanks for all the ideas.

Whether or not it goes in the gh, rajapuri looks like it needs to be added to my collection.

Being that this is my first summer growing bananas, and I have never eaten any bananas nor plantains other than store bought, I don't have experience to choose by taste.

My current collection was started mostly by looking for more cold tolerant cultivars.

thanks again..

aaron

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LilRaverBoi

Why just ONE??? Well, like others have said, height is probably something to consider. I'm assuming you don't have unlimited vertical space, so probably a dwarf variety would be the best. A few that would probably work well would be Dwarf Orinoco, Raja Puri, Dwarf Cavendish, Super Dwarf Cavendish, Double Mahoi, Dwarf Brazilian and Dwarf Red. That should give you a difficult decision to make...LOL

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browndrake

Well, the reason for only one..or two...is that I am not building my gh at this time, like I wanted to. (Everybody keeps telling me to wait until I get my next piece of land..probably another year or two.)

I am going to build this first gh at my father's place. (about 1/4 mile from me) It will be mostly for veggie production. approximate size will be 20'x50' with approx. 12' ceiling. (we might push it out to 70') I will be sharing the gh with my parents and my brother's family.

Most all of my bananas are of the more 'cold hardy' varieties. I will likely leave most outside all year, with protection. In the greenhouse, I would like a banana that will grow/fruit quickly and still fit in 12'..I could give it a couple more feet depth where it goes...so I can have 14'+ if I need to.

So basically, I am looking for a fairly short banana (super dwarf not necessary) that is very good tasting, and produces in a fairly short amount of time. I would keep/manage that mat in the gh.

aaron

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Gabe15

If you only have 12ft of height, you will need to stick with a very dwarf variety, such as those listed as being in the 4-6ft range. Bananas are always measured to the top of the pseudostem (also called the throat, or neck sometimes...basically where the new leaves come out), but there is always lots of room taken up above by the leaves that are included in the height. 'Dwarf Cavendish' is a great variety but some consider it too mundane (it is basically the same as what you buy in the store, but will still taste better homegrown), 'Dwarf Red' is nice and small but can be slow and is more sensitive to cooler temperatures, 'Dwarf Orinoco' is very versitile but there are better dessert bananas for fresh eating (but if you want a good cooking/dessert type Id recommend it). 'Raja Puri' would be a great choice, it can get pretty bulky though and may not fit if its happy enough.

I think 'Dwarf Cavendish' is your best bet. Its short, relatively quick growing, produces good sized bunches of good fruit and is easy to obtain (this is very important as there are many many varieties out there that would be ideal if they were only available). Although its the same type of fruit as standard Dole and Chiquita store bananas, growing them yourself makes for much better fruit.

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Lagniappe

Would Jari buaya be a good choice?

pitangadiego

If you only have a 12' greenhouse, you need to dig a 10' deep basement under it so you can grow a Misi Luki.

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Gabe15

'Pisang Jari Buaya' would be much too tall. Mine right now is fruiting at about 10ft or so, I will try to measure it this weekend.

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browndrake

I very well may dig it deeper, where the nana goes...it wouldn't hurt anything to add a few feet there. But 10' extra is a bit too much for this greenhouse.

I have started designing the next already, and talk about it a bit in this thread: help with a daydream? It will be terraced inside with 35' of headspace in the deepest part. BUT, I have to get out of debt before I can afford such a toy.

aaron

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