Rmplmnz

Awesome...thanks for stopping by...apologize for not spending more time touring the garden...baby duty was calling.

So..the Golden Aromatic taste like it is infused with Kiwi..I would agree with that Mrs. Rmplmnz says the texture is "very spongy" and that she prefers the denser bananas (Hua Moa, Ele Ele, Saba, etc.,).

I love sharing Golden Aromatics with friends and family that previously complained about the tiny fruit on dooryard bananas...the Golden Aromatics are monster size fruit. The videos really do not give the size of the fruit justice.

Definitely need to catch up again soon..I will email you as more racemes ripen:-)

venturabananas

The size of those fruit is impressive. Looks like probably another mix up with names somewhere along the line. The info I have says "Golden Aromatic" is has a AAA genome and is like a Cavendish. Those bananas definitely aren't AAA (the plant has closed petioles in the photos) and they have some of the classic features of Bluggoe ("Orinoco"): the spongy texture, angular shape of the fruit, and the brown network of lines on the outside of the peel. But as long as you like them, that's all that really matters, not their name.

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Rmplmnz

Thanks for the correction!

Orinoco is the correct description!

venturabananas

I had a hard time finding anything about this cultivar from any reputable source. For example, it is not in the MGIS database.

There is a small picture here:
http://www.hawaiifruit.net/bib1417-lowR.jpg

In that photo (I have the poster and so can see it better than in that link) the fruit look nothing like yours and much closer to a Cavendish, though with a bit of a bottle nose. It is listed as having a AAA genome, which yours doesn't have.

I don't know what yours really is, given that you say it's not that much like an Orinoco in fruit characteristics. There are other Bluggoes and I have seen some as large as those fruits.

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cd

Rmplmnz- Your place looks outstanding! Thanks for the video motivation.

I just planted our first bananas this weekend- 7 of them, but all the same variety - Dwarf Cavendish. Your video has motivated me to get more done with the space we have. I would love to see your garden also sometime - I work in Tampa but live in the Hudson area.

Did you start the papaya from seed?

CD

Rmplmnz

CD,

Thanks for the very nice compliments!!

Lol on the papayas...as I never planted any of them...they are all volunteers....I just hope they start growing in advantageous spots...Unfortunately I have to cut the tops of or they get too tall (then I am just feeding the squirrels).

Definitely have to make arrangements for you to stop by after work one day and load up on some corms...

Hudson...you are not too far from Kat ("dreamingofthetropics")

Send me an email and we can work out a time for you to come over and load up! I have a couple of other members that would like to stop by and get some corms..We can work it out so everyone hits the garden at the same time and you can exchange plants/ideas.

Chris

Caloosamusa

Chris,

Your Garden looks great!! Even more so in in person!!! I'm happy to hear and see you and your Tropical Paradise are doing well!!

Bananaman88

Great looking plants! I finally got around to watching recently. It especially enjoyed seeing the Pitogo fruiting!

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Sailfish

Very nice Chris!!
I just had Praying Hands bloom again.............you think we'll ripen if we don't get below freezing?
{i'd take a pic too..........but my pre2010 old iphone no longer takes pics :-P

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Rmplmnz

Thanks Bo!

Awesome..you should be ok...we dodged a bullet his year with no freezes in South Tampa!

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bananimal

Local farmer told me severe cold snap(s) predicted for this winter. Woof!

G.W.

NOoooooo!!!!!!!!

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Winter losers, kohala longan, misi luki, 80% jackfruit seedling loss

first bloomers, HUA MOA, DC, D NAMWAH, FHIA 17, KANADARIAN, RAJA PURI, M D NAMWAH

best bunch FHIA 17 , undisclosed

WORST BUNCH hua moa, 2 fingers

floridagrower

Really enjoyed the tour. I'm sorry I missed you the other day. It would have been nice to see in person.

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Rmplmnz

Thanks Jeff, wish we could have connected. Hopefully you will make it down our way again soon!

caliboy1994

I am so envious right now. My Raja Puri is pathetic compared to yours, and my Namwah is a joke thanks to that creeping fig that's invading its root system. The largest p-stem on my RP is at about 5' right now and it's just about ready to throw a bud. When it bloomed last it was at 5' and a half about. What do you use for fert? Just wood chips/compost?

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Rmplmnz

Hello Caliboy,
Sorry to hear about your woes...difficulties in Tampa are:

Squirrels
Squirrels
Squirrels
Tropical Hurricane/Depression/Storm Force Winds
Occasional Freezes...

Horse Poo, Coffee Grounds and Compost..I have never spent a dime on fertilizer (no worries I have wasted the gardening budget on many other crazy things:-)

The best fertilizer I ever used was 1,000 pounds of Shrimp Shells (I got for free from a local Shrimp processing plant)...the Sabas were 5 feet in Circumference and over 25 feet tall (I used to have the pics posted; but deleted them for personal reasons). Massive!....then I layered horse poo on top.

Following is a repeat of a post on another thread:

'Praying Hands' and jumbo leaves

We focus on creating the "Forest Floor"...I have been in the same house for 21 years and growing bananas for over 40 years.....I have never used chemical fertilizers (and I am not knowledgeable enough on this topic to debate those that do..just stating my experience)....I have had some trial and error....one time I was sitting in the back yard and it was like someone came through with a saw and cut everything down...I had added too much horse manure too close to the mattes and everything just fell over..."Live and Learn"

We add about 5 tons of leaves a year

5 tons of tree mulch

5 tons of horse manure a year

and that is the bulk of it

..sorta speak

And "We" keep the rodent population in check:
Squirrel Patrol:


Rat Patrol:


Mosquito Control:


Bug Control:


Lil' help from Mrs. Rmplmnz



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blownz281

Awesome man,how many banana plants have you had fruiting or flowering at one time?