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01-28-2016, 09:16 AM | #41 (permalink) |
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Re: SH-3640 - Jan 24, 2016
What a nice size SH-3640 banana bunch!..... Thanks Keith for sharing this beautiful, eye candy picture!..... My SH-3640 still growing steady!....Very waxy and beautiful!...... .....Please, Keith did you check my thread/post "Updated of My Bananas & Plantains?"......
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Re: SH-3640 - Jan 24, 2016
Keith, on a previous thread, you stated that SH 3640 is "not up to the quality of a store bought Cavendish". What exactly do you mean by that? I'm assuming you are referring to typical characteristics desired from commercial varieties (holding up in shipping, etc.) because most people don't find the taste of Cavendish of a very high quality.
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We can grow any dessert banana here and Cavendish dominate almost 100% of the market and it's not "because most people don't find the taste of Cavendish of a very high quality". By 7am this morning we had filled a truck with free bananas, most were FHIA, Pome, Huamoa, Awak and none were Cavendish, they saw some beautiful Guineo Blancos and asked for them several times but had no chance of leaving with them. Seconds after this photo, this 134 lb. FHIA-3 bunch was rolled into the compost and if the FHIA-3 bunch below that does not appear substantially heavier than 134 lb. it will be fed to Tiny later this week. Your concern should be with what cultivars that you're able to successfully grow and how they taste under your conditions. Tiny
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Re: SH-3640 - Jan 24, 2016
That's interesting, Keith. So, you're saying most people in PR (whether locals or tourists) prefer the taste of Cavendish over other bananas and you actually give away the other banana varieties for free?
I gave my sister-in-law in Merritt Island, FL a number of banana varieties over the years (Namwa, Brazilian, etc.) and she has gradually eliminated them all in favor of growing exclusively D. Cavendish. It boggles my mind but she says she prefers the taste of Cavendish and they grow better in her yard. I was always successful with Cavendish and would harvest huge bunches. They tasted better than those in the store, but still do not compare (personally) to many of the varieties that can be grown locally. Plus, Cavendish was the least cold-tolerant of all my cultivars. Thanks for the perspective from PR.
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Re: SH-3640 - Jan 24, 2016
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Yes, I sell plantains and the other banana varieties are free but the first-class eating bananas are for family & friends. "Brazilian. The fruit is subacid and of poor quality; it has little to recommend it as a dessert banana (to a West Indian trained taste, at least), and its acceptance in Hawaii seems to be a good example of the power of need and habit in influencing the demands of a market." - Norman Simmonds | Musa Hall of Fame
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Any more information on Guineo Blanco? Never heard of that one before.
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Re: SH-3640 - Jan 24, 2016
Aha! that explains why the Musa Verdin page in the wiki is bare.
This can be found on page 105 (120/226) of Catalog of Musa Accessions Mantained by USDA-ARS TARS (PDF 232 MB)[thanks to Gabe for linking this] |
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This is easier.
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Written in 1970. "In the late 1950's, ': Dwarf Cavendish' is said by Simmonds to have accounted for 26 per cent of total exports, second in importance after 'Gros Michel' but declining in Australia at least, in favour of 'Giant Cavendish'. Its merit is an apparent tolerance of cool growing conditions, its drawback shorter fruits which project from the bunch to invite damage in transit, a lesser problem nowadays when fruit tends to be carried in boxes as hands, clusters or even single fruits. 'Giant Cavendish' has these faults to a lesser degree." Quote:
Written in 1970. "It may still be some years, perhaps a decade even, before a tetraploid cultivar will enter the trade. We now have rather good cultivars, with resistance to Panama disease and to Sigatoka Leaf Spot, but problems remain. The tetraploids take longer to mature a bunch than the Caven dish sub-group and the ripe fruits may not be as acceptable on a competitive consumer market, because they are generally softer in texture and less sweet."
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Re: SH-3640 - Jan 24, 2016
I Just tasted my 1st 3640, We very much like the taste, Similar to the Cavendish but a little Milder, Its much better than my Namwah And Tall Brazilian fruit, So this spring i will remove the remaining Namwah & Brazilian and Plant The French Red, Gold Finger & Manini I got from Keith , The 3640's will remain in my yard..
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Re: SH-3640 - Jan 24, 2016
I just enjoyed a few of the 3640 this morning, And i must say to the Members that this is one excellent tasting Banana !, Its a keeper !.. I did take longer to ripen, than the Namwah, Brazilian and Orionoco, But it has a Taste Similar To the cavendish but with a slight Citrus Overtone. Im diggin This Banana! PS these where harvested before the due date, Due to the Frost .. Ed |
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Re: SH-3640 - Jan 24, 2016
Looking Good !, The 3640's will taste better at your location because of the weather, My Zone is not the prime location for Tropical s like your is.
Still they taste Yummy !... All I need is to establish the French Red Plantains & i will be a happy Camper !.. Ed |
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