NativeRoots

Hey all! I'm a long time lurker, but never posts due to never enough time due to kids and job. But I finally decided to share a few photos and story of my banana garden. I started growing bananas last summer time. I'm not too sure why I have never grown them before since we eat tons of bananas and we love the tropical look of them at our house and farm. We grow avocados, mangoes, citrus, 30+ different fig varieties, low chill peaches-pluots-apriums-plums-nectarines, and pomegranates. We are enjoying growing bananas.

We are currently growing Blue Java, Dwarf Brazilian, Patupi, Mysore, Gros Michel, Mona Lisa, Sweetheart, Grand Nain, Pisang Raja, Dwarf Namwa, Ice Cream, Gold Finger, and soon to be Raja Puri and improved Mysore Pisang Ceylon. Looking for Tigua and maybe another one or two to finish off. Whatever we do not like to eat, will be canned.

My sister currently lives in Cambodia and teaches there, but is heading home for good in June. She travels a lot to the neighboring countries of Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. She loves bananas and eats hundreds of them. She always raves about a certain banana she absolutely loves from a certain farmer/seller(she was the one who actually got me into growing bananas). She says it's strawberry ice cream and sweet. According to her, this banana is the most popular of all the farmer stands that sell bananas. The farmer's family has been growing it for half a century according to him. The banana is Pisang Keling. Now I know it's supposed to be just a Mysore, but according to my sister and this farmer its different than an ordinary American Mysore, whatever that means. LOL! The farmer says it's in the same family but different-special. My sister says the same thing. She states she has tried many Mysore, which she likes as well, but this Pisang Keling is somehow different. So, since she is leaving in June and she teaches the farmer's children English(they have become close), the farmer gave her a bulb/corm of this Pisang Keling to take back with her to plant and grow her own here in Texas. The farmer packaged up the corm with coconut husk and bagged it. My sister sent it to me via mail. It took over a month and a half to get to me here in Texas. I potted it up and it's starting to pop out. I'm excited to try it. Photos below of it being sent and popping out.

Thanks for joining me on this lil adventure.

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NativeRoots

Here are my Patupi plants doing well. One already has a pup coming up. I'm quite excited for this one!

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TxSkunk

Good stuff going on here. I am rather new to the varieties out there so I take it these are not the same correct or is it the same one from your sister?

Akula

You have quite the collection. I added Patupi to my patch this year and plan to add some other plants.

My patupi was a bit capricious. Followed all instructions about special soil medium and watering. Put it outside during the day (in the shade) and inside during the night but it was not doing too well. Noticed my garage (faces west) was hot and humid and put him in there at night. Started to perk up and has finally put out a couple leaves. He was trying his best to take a swan dive on me for a while there. My other plants are almost indestructible compared to this little princeling. Glad to see yours doing well in the yard/field.

NativeRoots

Thanks! I honestly do not know if there is a difference in Mysore and Pisang Keling. We will find out soon. I am no expert here. I know more about avocados, figs, and mangoes. LOL! My Pisang Keling is just starting pop up. I can then compare it to the Mysore planted in my yard. Thank you for stopping by.

NativeRoots

Thanks, Akula! I've been following your threads as well. Good stuff. Yes, the Patupi at first was a bit dramatic, but now it's growing quiet well. I do give all my trees a small bit of 10-10-10 fertilizer and it seemed to help the bananas take off better, but that's just me.

NativeRoots

Pisang keling getting bigger.

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Mysore: Lovin' that Mohave color..

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Blue Java:

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Grand Nain and her pup..

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NativeRoots

Super crazy excited.. I will be receiving my real deal Ele Ele "Hawaiian Black" pup here very soon. I was told it will be shipping out today. Thank you to the awesome forum member.

NativeRoots

Patupi throwing off what I'm assuming is a sword?

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beam2050

gotta watch out for those swords...…… cut off ankle...……….congrats you now have 2 patupi

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NativeRoots

LOL! Thanks!!

NativeRoots

Ele Ele received! Nice big plant.

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HMelendez

Congratulations!.........



Huge Maoli Ele’Ele pup!.....I know you were looking for The Maoli Ele’Ele for a long time!....Woohooo!.....Finally you got it!.....

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NativeRoots

Thanks my friend! Super excited!