What bananas do you grow? - Page 5

Magilla Gorilla · 10-21-2009, 04:35 PM

Very nice Tony. Are they all in the ground? I have been trying to get as many of mine in as possible. It has started to get a little cool here so I only have a few weeks left to plant.

Thanks for sharing!

Andrew

sunfish · 10-21-2009, 04:44 PM

Wish I had The room. Half are in containers. I have multiples of a lot of them well over three hundred bananas plants.

djmb74 · 10-21-2009, 05:14 PM

WOW!

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Originally Posted by sunfish

Wish I had The room. Half are in containers. I have multiples of a lot of them well over three hundred bananas plants.

sbl · 10-21-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by coast crab

Ha! I see you're still calling your tall red "unknown red". Did you ever plant that poor thing in the ground? If you didn't you'll be sorry when you see mine!

It is so cold sensitive, I figured I would get it thru the winter in the garage again and then plant the main stem inground in the spring. I put one of my RP pups inground in July--already it is amazing how much bigger it is than the 2 that are in pots.

Basjoofriend · 12-01-2009, 10:53 AM

Hi,

my new banana collection in Brazil, in Lucianópolis:

Musa acuminata ssp. microcarpa
Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina syn. Musa zebrina
Musa balbisiana
Musa basjoo 'Sakhalin'
Musa cheesmani
Musa formosana
Musa ornata
Musa siamensis 'Thai Gold'
Musa sikkimensis
Musa sikkimensis 'Manipur' (siehe reguläre Art)
Musa sikkimensis 'Red Flash' (siehe reguläre Art)
Musa xishuangbannaensis (syn. Musa itinerans var. gigantea)
Musa yunnanensis
Musa 'Buffalo Horn'
Musa 'Carú Verde'
Musa 'Da Terra'
Musa 'Do Meralinha'
Musa 'FHIA-18'
Musa 'Figo'
Musa 'Japira'
Musa 'Maçã' (syn. 'Maçã Gránda')
Musa 'Maravilha'
Musa 'Mysore'
Musa 'Nanica' (syn. 'Nanicão')
Musa 'Ouro'
Musa 'Pacovan' (syn. 'Pacovão Oulifre')
Musa 'Pacovan Ken'
Musa 'Pelovana'
Musa ‘Prata’ (syn. ‘Brazilian’, ‘Prata Ana’)
Musa 'Prata de Canina'
Musa 'Prata ve Lonina'
Musa 'Prata Zulú'
Musa 'Pratinha'
Musa 'Preciosa'
Musa 'Roxa' (syn. 'Red')
Musa 'São Tomé'
Musa 'Sapo'
Musa 'Thap Maeo'
Musa 'Tropical'
Musa 'Velhaca'
Musa 'Vitoria'
Musa '2 Cachos'

Best wishes
Basjoofriend

bikoro child · 12-01-2009, 11:02 AM

for a collection ,it's a good one!! waoouwhhh!!

Mauro Gibo · 12-03-2009, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basjoofriend

Hi,

my new banana collection in Brazil, in Lucianópolis:

Musa acuminata ssp. microcarpa
Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina syn. Musa zebrina
Musa balbisiana
Musa basjoo 'Sakhalin'
Musa cheesmani
Musa formosana
Musa ornata
Musa siamensis 'Thai Gold'
Musa sikkimensis
Musa sikkimensis 'Manipur' (siehe reguläre Art)
Musa sikkimensis 'Red Flash' (siehe reguläre Art)
Musa xishuangbannaensis (syn. Musa itinerans var. gigantea)
Musa yunnanensis
Musa 'Buffalo Horn'
Musa 'Carú Verde'
Musa 'Da Terra'
Musa 'Do Meralinha'
Musa 'FHIA-18'
Musa 'Figo'
Musa 'Japira'
Musa 'Maçã' (syn. 'Maçã Gránda')
Musa 'Maravilha'
Musa 'Mysore'
Musa 'Nanica' (syn. 'Nanicão')
Musa 'Ouro'
Musa 'Pacovan' (syn. 'Pacovão Oulifre')
Musa 'Pacovan Ken'
Musa 'Pelovana'
Musa ‘Prata’ (syn. ‘Brazilian’, ‘Prata Ana’)
Musa 'Prata de Canina'
Musa 'Prata ve Lonina'
Musa 'Prata Zulú'
Musa 'Pratinha'
Musa 'Preciosa'
Musa 'Roxa' (syn. 'Red')
Musa 'São Tomé'
Musa 'Sapo'
Musa 'Thap Maeo'
Musa 'Tropical'
Musa 'Velhaca'
Musa 'Vitoria'
Musa '2 Cachos'

Best wishes
Basjoofriend

Hi, Joachim, son of a gun, what are you doing there in my country?
You made me jealous of you. You have so many types of bananas, even the Musa Basjoo, Sakhalin, that's incredible !
I'm growing bananas too, here in Mie, Japan. I tried to grow: banana prata, ouro, banana da terra, banana pao, maca, nanica, etc., but they all didn't resist our cold climate. In the first winter, they were all gone. The varieties I have here which can stand the frost and the snow is the Musa Basjoo, Musa Liukiuensis, Lady finger from Okinawa and the Raja puri from India. Be Careful with the Sigatokas. I wish you the best.
It's nice to know you.
Mauro Gibo

lorax · 12-03-2009, 07:30 AM

I had to leave my big collection behind in the jungle, so I'm now only growing the following in an altitude-challenge experiment.

Musa 'Gros Michel' (original strain)
Musa 'Orito'
Musa 'Lakatan'
Musa 'Chunchi Huasi'

Going Bananas · 07-07-2015, 01:00 AM

Bump...

So many naners
so little time or yard space!

robguz24 · 07-07-2015, 12:26 PM

My list has grown a bit! Still about 20 on my want list.

A'ea'e
Ambrosia
African Rhino Horn Plantain
Common Plantain
Cuban Red
Double Mahoi
Dwarf Apple
Dwarf Gros Michel
Dwarf Iholena
Dwarf Namwah
Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain
Dwarf Red
Ele Ele
Figue Famille
Fe'i Aiuri
FHIA-17
FHIA-23
FHIA-25
Golden Pillow
Goldfinger (FHIA-01)
Green Red
Gros Michel
Hamakua
Hapai
Hua Moa
Iholena Iholena
Iholena Lele
Iholena Kapua
Ixino
Ice Cream
Kluai Hak Muk Khieo
Kluay Khai-Thai Dessert
Kru
Lady Finger
Lakatan
Maoli
Maoli Hai
Maoli Kaualau
Maoli Lele Kea
Mona Lisa (FHIA-02)
Muraru Mshale
Mysore
Nang Phaya
1000 Fingers
Pisang Raja
Pitogo
Praying Hands
Red Iholena
Red Popoulu
Rose
Silk Fig
Silver Bluggo
Sucrier
Sweetheart (FHIA-03)
Tall Apple
Tall Namwah
Tu'u Ghia
'Upehupehu
Veinte Cohol
Vudi

Going Bananas · 07-07-2015, 12:37 PM

Rob

WoW!
Thats quite a list!
Just read your Tuu ghia taste report
and your mysore from 2012.
I really enjoy reading your taste reports.
Youre like the Anthony Bordain of naners!

Im sure your top 10 list has changed since
youve planted more varieties in your farm.
Whats your top 5 from the list you just posted?

Thanks again!
Ritchy

Mark Dragt · 07-07-2015, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robguz24

My list has grown a bit! Still about 20 on my want list.

A'ea'e
Ambrosia
African Rhino Horn Plantain
Common Plantain
Cuban Red
Double Mahoi
Dwarf Apple
Dwarf Gros Michel
Dwarf Iholena
Dwarf Namwah
Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain
Dwarf Red
Ele Ele
Figue Famille
Fe'i Aiuri
FHIA-17
FHIA-23
FHIA-25
Golden Pillow
Goldfinger (FHIA-01)
Green Red
Gros Michel
Hamakua
Hapai
Hua Moa
Iholena Iholena
Iholena Lele
Iholena Kapua
Ixino
Ice Cream
Kluai Hak Muk Khieo
Kluay Khai-Thai Dessert
Kru
Lady Finger
Lakatan
Maoli
Maoli Hai
Maoli Kaualau
Maoli Lele Kea
Mona Lisa (FHIA-02)
Muraru Mshale
Mysore
Nang Phaya
1000 Fingers
Pisang Raja
Pitogo
Praying Hands
Red Iholena
Red Popoulu
Rose
Silk Fig
Silver Bluggo
Sucrier
Sweetheart (FHIA-03)
Tall Apple
Tall Namwah
Tu'u Ghia
'Upehupehu
Veinte Cohol
Vudi

That's quite a list! Wow! If I had your climate my list would be longer than it is.
Orinoco
Namwah
Tall Red
Truley Tiny
Veinte Cohol
Patupi
Basjoo

robguz24 · 07-07-2015, 10:15 PM

Without the benefit of being able to taste them one after another and compare, I'd guess my favorites are Dwarf Brazilian, Gros Michel, Mysore, Tu'u Ghia and either Goldfinger or Mona Lisa. Nang Phaya was exceptional that I remember, but it's been 3 years since I've tried it. That, Namwah, FHIA-03, and maybe praying hands round out my top 10 as out of hand ripe bananas. Cooking bananas I think of separately and don't have enough experience with but I enjoy any Maoli types, Praying Hands, Hua Moa. Actual plantains I'm working on growing but the few I've had in Hawaii have been good.

Going Bananas · 07-08-2015, 12:55 AM

Rob

Im surprised you didnt mention sucrier as top 5.
After your taste report it made me wanna get 1 also.
Servastuprime I think recommended the kandrian
but its not on your list...why?
The kandrians was compared to the seqouia tree
of naners and tasty fruit as well.

Thanx.

robguz24 · 07-08-2015, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Going Bananas

Rob

Im surprised you didnt mention sucrier as top 5.
After your taste report it made me wanna get 1 also.
Servastuprime I think recommended the kandrian
but its not on your list...why?
The kandrians was compared to the seqouia tree
of naners and tasty fruit as well.

Thanx.

Kandrian I've never tried and never heard of it being available where I live until recently. I'm 2nd on the list to get from a friend. I've also been hesitant to get massive bananas because my space is limited and I try not to block the ocean view from neighbors up the hill from me. It's why I haven't bothered with Sabas or the larger Reds. But now that I have more space on a lot that won't block views I'm open to Kandrian.

Sucrier is good, but not amazingly so. Didn't realize until I made that list that it's not in my top 10. In general I prefer ones that aren't purely sweet, with Gros Michel and Tu'u Ghia being the excellent exceptions so far.

Stanleyross · 05-24-2016, 09:26 PM

I just acquired Ice Cream. Got 3 unknowns, all within this week. Worried about winter here in zone 7A, Tn.

Bananavilla · 05-24-2016, 10:10 PM

Going Bananas?
That user name had me thinking the folks from the actual Going Bananas nursery where participating here

Richard · 05-25-2016, 12:45 AM

Well, guess I should update my post from the previous decade. I'm currently GROWING:
Pisang Ceylon
SH-3640
Gros Michel
Namwa (std)

Mark Dragt · 05-25-2016, 10:49 PM

Hey Richard, did you stop growing your Temple Banana? What happened to it?

Richard · 05-25-2016, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Dragt

Hey Richard, did you stop growing your Temple Banana? What happened to it?

see this thread: Temple Banana

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Going Bananas GoinBananas Location: Frwy 210&57 SoCal Zone: 10 Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 290 BananaBucks : 17,133 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 227 Times Was Thanked 264 Times in 155 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	Re: What bananas do you grow? Rob WoW! Thats quite a list! Just read your Tuu ghia taste report and your mysore from 2012. I really enjoy reading your taste reports. Youre like the Anthony Bordain of naners! Im sure your top 10 list has changed since youve planted more varieties in your farm. Whats your top 5 from the list you just posted? Thanks again! Ritchy

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robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 260,665 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What bananas do you grow? Without the benefit of being able to taste them one after another and compare, I'd guess my favorites are Dwarf Brazilian, Gros Michel, Mysore, Tu'u Ghia and either Goldfinger or Mona Lisa. Nang Phaya was exceptional that I remember, but it's been 3 years since I've tried it. That, Namwah, FHIA-03, and maybe praying hands round out my top 10 as out of hand ripe bananas. Cooking bananas I think of separately and don't have enough experience with but I enjoy any Maoli types, Praying Hands, Hua Moa. Actual plantains I'm working on growing but the few I've had in Hawaii have been good. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

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