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lahuasteca 04-25-2020 08:08 PM
Greetings from Brownsville, TX, zone 10a
 
Hi everyone,

My first post here. Don’t have pictures yet but they are forthcoming. Here’s my observations on what works best in our very hot humid climate with erratic rainfall. Raja puri - best I actually had some fruit stalks sent up this winter. They are now ripening. Plants sent up lots of pups - I’m constantly thinning them out. Dwarf Brazilian - good. Handles the cold fronts well and does not sucker like the Raja puri. I have one plant, about to fruit, trunk is at least 8 ft. High. Dwarf cavendish - poor. Does not like winter winds nor intense summer heat. We’ve been in mid-90’s since March and I’ve noticed lots of leaf burn. Water every day or it burns up.

Something called 1780 that I got in Louisiana. Lots of foliage growth but rarely fruits. Resistant to heat and cold. My rec. for South Texas - Raja puri - will fruit with stalks anywhere between 4 and 7 ft. Next - Dwarf Brazilian. I may try a super dwarf cavendish if I can find one. My Dwarf Cavendish were tissue cultures from Florida and never really adapted to the South Texas heat (we can be mid-upper 90’s with blazing sunshine for 5 months without a break).

cincinnana 04-26-2020 09:03 PM
Re: Greetings from Brownsville, TX, zone 10a
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by lahuasteca (Post 330651)
Hi everyone,

My first post here. Don’t have pictures yet but they are forthcoming. Here’s my observations on what works best in our very hot humid climate with erratic rainfall. Raja puri - best I actually had some fruit stalks sent up this winter. They are now ripening. Plants sent up lots of pups - I’m constantly thinning them out. Dwarf Brazilian - good. Handles the cold fronts well and does not sucker like the Raja puri. I have one plant, about to fruit, trunk is at least 8 ft. High. Dwarf cavendish - poor. Does not like winter winds nor intense summer heat. We’ve been in mid-90’s since March and I’ve noticed lots of leaf burn. Water every day or it burns up.

Something called 1780 that I got in Louisiana. Lots of foliage growth but rarely fruits. Resistant to heat and cold. My rec. for South Texas - Raja puri - will fruit with stalks anywhere between 4 and 7 ft. Next - Dwarf Brazilian. I may try a super dwarf cavendish if I can find one. My Dwarf Cavendish were tissue cultures from Florida and never really adapted to the South Texas heat (we can be mid-upper 90’s with blazing sunshine for 5 months without a break).
Welcome to the Jungle...

Great choice of plants

Have fun here

Backyard Banana Joe 04-27-2020 04:56 PM
Re: Greetings from Brownsville, TX, zone 10a
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by lahuasteca (Post 330651)
Hi everyone,

My first post here. Don’t have pictures yet but they are forthcoming. Here’s my observations on what works best in our very hot humid climate with erratic rainfall. Raja puri - best I actually had some fruit stalks sent up this winter. They are now ripening. Plants sent up lots of pups - I’m constantly thinning them out. Dwarf Brazilian - good. Handles the cold fronts well and does not sucker like the Raja puri. I have one plant, about to fruit, trunk is at least 8 ft. High. Dwarf cavendish - poor. Does not like winter winds nor intense summer heat. We’ve been in mid-90’s since March and I’ve noticed lots of leaf burn. Water every day or it burns up.

Something called 1780 that I got in Louisiana. Lots of foliage growth but rarely fruits. Resistant to heat and cold. My rec. for South Texas - Raja puri - will fruit with stalks anywhere between 4 and 7 ft. Next - Dwarf Brazilian. I may try a super dwarf cavendish if I can find one. My Dwarf Cavendish were tissue cultures from Florida and never really adapted to the South Texas heat (we can be mid-upper 90’s with blazing sunshine for 5 months without a break).


Nice!

You should try tall namwa! Very hardy and makes big bunches! Also very good tasting

edwmax 04-27-2020 06:34 PM
Re: Greetings from Brownsville, TX, zone 10a
 
Welcome to the Bunch

Akula 04-27-2020 11:17 PM
Re: Greetings from Brownsville, TX, zone 10a
 
Welcome!

I have a Raja Puri that just put out flag leaf today. Its in pretty good shape with six good leaves after the winter. Very short. Maybe 4' in height. How many months does it take for the Raja Puri fruit to mature?

Thanks.

lahuasteca 04-28-2020 12:00 AM
Re: Greetings from Brownsville, TX, zone 10a
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Akula (Post 330702)
Welcome!

I have a Raja Puri that just put out flag leaf today. Its in pretty good shape with six good leaves after the winter. Very short. Maybe 4' in height. How many months does it take for the Raja Puri fruit to mature?

Thanks.
If it’s warm, and I see if you are in north Florida, about three summer months should do it.

Gene


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