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01-24-2013, 01:29 AM | #41 (permalink) |
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Re: Pisang Klotek bunch - ready or not?
Speaking of diabetes. There were a couple of plants on the auction table at my rare fruit club this month. Called the insulin plant. Eating one leaf in the AM and one in the PM is said to regulate blood sugar to the extent that insulin is no longer needed. Anybody heard of this?
And what Terri said about bananas --- that's why they are not allowed on the diet of the Quick Weight Loss Centers. Most other fresh fruit is. |
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Today was the second taste of the first yellow PK's. Day 3 after skins turned yellow. Much better but still firm and taste not fully developed. Skins show marks and spots but fruit is clear. Flavor is so deep and complex I have no idea what the final result is. I'm tasting these for the first time too. Will try again maņana.
Amazing --- great tasting naner with unrefrigerated shelf life. The hands left on the bunch are still all green. No other musa cultivar I've grown and harvested has these qualities. |
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I've found that just like other bananas the weather while the bunch is hanging on the plant plays a role in the flavor and texture of the fruit. Are you getting any pineapple overtones?
Btw please pm me your address so I don't have to search for it. I'm not sure if the growth tubers are going to make it as all the ones I've taken off the main bunch have gotten soft the next day. I think they need a little moisture. I may send a whole plant bottom. |
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Alpiste retail price is $5.00 to $8.00 per pound, while Canaryseed retail price is $1.50 per pound. The interesting thing is that they are identical except for the labels, and both came out of the same exact 1000 kg bulk tote bag.
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I just realized that my PK leaves held up better to that bit of arctic cold we had than the Namwah, DB, and the FHIA18, like apples and oranges better! This plant can handle some pretty cool temps. It's leaves are almost fully green while the others are almost fully yellow and brown.
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They are all planted right next to each other so that pretty much rules out micro climate. The PK is closer to my garage, that's the only thing i can think of that might give it any advantage, but even the second PK stand in the main garden is doing better than the DB right next to it. I'll get a few pics tomorrow.
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I have a few bananas outside in pots all green leaves.. No heat.. mysore is one of them. Its been 27° some nights..the frost can't really settle on them and not a lot of cold rain gets into the crown. Since they are close to the house I guess it's a micro climate..The ones in the ground and fully exposed have brown leaves and try to push out green on warm weeks. Its hasn't been below 25° here so far.. It's been warm. almost anything is possible. Last edited by ron_mcb : 01-25-2013 at 08:16 PM. |
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Did the final taste of the first yellow PK's today. Day 5 after skins turned yellow. Taste is rich rich rich with much of the acid bite gone and flesh has softened. Skins show pronounced marks and spots but fruit shows no bruises. Ate 5 with my Wheaties - bkfst of Bananimals. Dog ate one. Flavor deep and complex --- best naner I ever ate. Super unrefrigerated shelf life and the hands left on the bunch are still green. So I'm cutting off one hand at a time every day now. Each hand is on a paper plate and numbered. Best naner I ever grew. |
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