My First Bananas of the Year

Art_R · 04-19-2022, 02:56 PM

Harvested my first bananas of the year this morning.

My Raja Puri flowered last fall and it managed to survive the winter with four leaves. The lowest winter temperature here was 32 for a brief period one morning and I didn't do anything to protect it from the cold. As a bonus, my Namwah just started flowering. Here are photos of the Raja Puri:

Valor_X · 04-19-2022, 03:37 PM

Very Nice!! That's a very healthy bunch

Backyard Banana Joe · 04-20-2022, 06:58 PM

Congratulations! I really like Raja Puri. In my opinion they are the best a couple days after turning yellow and then they are sweet and tart. It's the only banana variety I have found that I like not very ripe. After that they are just sweet, but I like the tart.

04-19-2022, 02:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Art_R Location: Ormond Beach, FL - USA Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 133 BananaBucks : 14,854 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 187 Times Was Thanked 196 Times in 73 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 17 Times	My First Bananas of the Year Harvested my first bananas of the year this morning. My Raja Puri flowered last fall and it managed to survive the winter with four leaves. The lowest winter temperature here was 32 for a brief period one morning and I didn't do anything to protect it from the cold. As a bonus, my Namwah just started flowering. Here are photos of the Raja Puri: __________________ Here's what I'm growing: Grand Naine, Namwa, Blue Java, Raja Puri, Patupi, & a mystery nanner

04-19-2022, 03:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Valor_X Location: Texas Zone: 9A Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 701 BananaBucks : 102,371 Feedback: 1 / 67% Said "Thanks" 1,203 Times Was Thanked 1,275 Times in 489 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 44 Times	Re: My First Bananas of the Year Very Nice!! That's a very healthy bunch __________________ Varieties I'm Growing From Corm/Pup Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart Plantains Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn From TC Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

04-20-2022, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Backyard Banana Joe Location: Orlando FL Find me on the map! Zone: 9B Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 1,428 BananaBucks : 114,416 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,975 Times Was Thanked 1,984 Times in 935 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 184 Times	Re: My First Bananas of the Year Congratulations! I really like Raja Puri. In my opinion they are the best a couple days after turning yellow and then they are sweet and tart. It's the only banana variety I have found that I like not very ripe. After that they are just sweet, but I like the tart.

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