Greetings from Brownsville, TX, zone 10a

lahuasteca · 04-25-2020, 08:08 PM

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

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Originally Posted by lahuasteca

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

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Originally Posted by lahuasteca

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

Welcome to the Bunch

Akula · 04-27-2020, 11:17 PM

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

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Originally Posted by Akula

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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lahuasteca Location: Brownsville, TX Zone: 10a Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 9 BananaBucks : 1,362 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	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). Last edited by lahuasteca : 04-25-2020 at 08:10 PM. Reason: Grammar and auto correct

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