What did you harvest today (bananas) - Page 28

robguz24 · 02-14-2014, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard

The Champion Juicer is an awesome machine! I never thought about putting bananas through mine though ... thanks for mentioning it!

Not on juice setting of course, but doesn't need anything. Comes out like soft serve. Can do it with any banana really but Namwahs work particularly well. We do it for all kinds of frozen fruit and it's like instant sorbet.

When using a blender, I had to add some milky product, usually soy or coconut, but just enough to get it to mix properly.

Nicolas Naranja · 02-16-2014, 11:38 AM

I freeze them peeled and use them in my daily morning smoothies. I can put up enough them during the summer, that I have them all year. I also make a very rich ice cream.

6 cups bananas
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cups sugar
1 cup half and half

Blend, bring to a boil, and freeze it.

Later, you can mix it with some coconut milk and rum for an excellent frozen beverage.

eddiemunozep · 02-17-2014, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JCA433

I ate so many Namwa bananas today that I feel bloated. Maybe I will take a break tomorrow. What do you guys do with all the excess bananas? I ate every banana on my first bunch but the fruit were smaller. My second bunch, recently harvested, has longer thicker fingers. I will take quite an effort to eat them all.

So how they taste?

robguz24 · 02-20-2014, 10:00 PM

2 dwarf Brazilians. Both about 6 months from flowering.

Richard · 02-20-2014, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

2 dwarf Brazilians. Both about 6 months from flowering.

Nice photo!

JCA433 · 02-21-2014, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiemunozep

So how they taste?

The flavor is excellent especially now that they have ripened more and the texture is good. The flavor is much more intense than the grocery store bananas.

robguz24 · 03-08-2014, 12:10 AM

Big Dwarf Brazilians, the plant that gets the most water in my yard because it grows next to my regularly watered lawn. 50 lbs, 12 hands, 176 nanners.

Kostas · 03-09-2014, 05:51 PM

Harvested Musa "Orinoco"(?)(locally obtained and doesn't seem like Orinoco) last weekend

This is the first bunch of this mat and its pseudostem broke from strong winds in the fall. The bunch was left to overwinter laying on a pathway stone,on the ground,and it filled considerably during the last months. I found and ate the first yellow from it,so I harvested the bunch and finally cleared the walkway! The bunch weighed 8,8kg,it's certainly not as filled up and big as it could be but think its quite satisfying for a bunch maturing over winter laying on the ground!

Here are some pictures of it!

Richard · 03-09-2014, 07:14 PM

Looks like Orinocos I've harvested.

venturabananas · 03-10-2014, 01:23 AM

Another 50 pounds of "Ice Cream Namwah". Weather got warm and boom, split and yellowing bananas (on the other side of the bunch). Get out the wheelbarrow. Darn productive plant. I wish it didn't fruit so tall, 14-15'. Better texture than Dwarf Namwah, no "pithy cores".

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Kostas · 03-10-2014, 03:00 AM

Thank you Richard!

A great bunch there Mark!!!

ez · 03-10-2014, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

Big Dwarf Brazilians, the plant that gets the most water in my yard because it grows next to my regularly watered lawn. 50 lbs, 12 hands, 176 nanners.

Rob very nice DB bunch.

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Originally Posted by Kostas

Harvested Musa "Orinoco"(?)(locally obtained and doesn't seem like Orinoco) last weekend

This is the first bunch of this mat and its pseudostem broke from strong winds in the fall. The bunch was left to overwinter laying on a pathway stone,on the ground,and it filled considerably during the last months. I found and ate the first yellow from it,so I harvested the bunch and finally cleared the walkway! The bunch weighed 8,8kg,it's certainly not as filled up and big as it could be but think its quite satisfying for a bunch maturing over winter laying on the ground!

Here are some pictures of it!

Konstantinos that one of the biggest bunch of Orinoco I've ever seen.

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Originally Posted by venturabananas

Another 50 pounds of "Ice Cream Namwah". Weather got warm and boom, split and yellowing bananas (on the other side of the bunch). Get out the wheelbarrow. Darn productive plant. I wish it didn't fruit so tall, 14-15'. Better texture than Dwarf Namwah, no "pithy cores".

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That's a fat bunch Mark, thanks for the info on Dwarf Namwah and their "pithy cores" I have the same issue with Raja Puri 50 to 80% of the bunch will have a hard but edible core.
My Namwah grows to 10' - 14' the tallest banana plants I have, the fruit is always good.

Kimcheewan1 · 03-11-2014, 12:05 AM

I bought the nanner plants four years ago and this year is the first harvest! I lost the tag with the name of the variety as I had kept them in a pot for a year before we moved. I think they are a type of Thai ... very sweet and about 3 - 4 inches in szie. A great little nanner! Banana Gallery - Bananas harvested today - March 2014 !

venturabananas · 03-11-2014, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kimcheewan1

I think they are a type of Thai ... very sweet and about 3 - 4 inches in szie. A great little nanner! Banana Gallery - Bananas harvested today - March 2014 !

You are right, they are Namwah bananas, which are widely grown in Thailand.

momoese · 03-15-2014, 12:01 AM

bananimal · 03-15-2014, 07:12 AM

My contact in Sri Lanka says the PK there is called Kolikuttu and gets the highest price at market. They really love it. He also said the name Pisang Klotek is a Malaysian name. I sent him several pics and he showed them to the market vendors. They all agreed.

momoese · 03-17-2014, 01:06 PM

More PK!

momoese · 03-17-2014, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bananimal

My contact in Sri Lanka says the PK there is called Kolikuttu and gets the highest price at market. They really love it. He also said the name Pisang Klotek is a Malaysian name. I sent him several pics and he showed them to the market vendors. They all agreed.

Thanks Dan, that's really cool!

venturabananas · 03-17-2014, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bananimal

My contact in Sri Lanka says the PK there is called Kolikuttu and gets the highest price at market. They really love it. He also said the name Pisang Klotek is a Malaysian name. I sent him several pics and he showed them to the market vendors. They all agreed.

From a brief internet search, I think someone here is wrong. Kolikuttu appears to be a Silk cultivar (think "Manzano"). The PK that Mitchel distributed is a Mysore cultivar. They do look pretty similar in photos, but less so much in person.

crazy banana · 03-27-2014, 07:31 PM

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19.5 pounds of Namwah (first bunch of this mat)
I had already harvested the first hand back in December before the first frost, but these taste even better today.

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