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I harvested this bunch of Cardaba the other day, and they are starting to ripen now. So far, it seems to be a very meaty and chewy banana with good flavor but not that sweet.

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Hi Clare, those fruits look great! Thanks for the generous offer of a sample. I will definitely take you up on it. I'll PM you to arrange a visit.

Have you tried the Cardaba fruits? If so, how do you like them?

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Holy moly that looks good! If I'd known you were going to make that, I'd have found an excuse to stay around for dinner!

Thanks again for your generosity with all the different produce! I already ate one of the guavas (it was excellent) as well as a couple of the figs. The figs were also very good. What variety are they?

You've done some beautiful landscaping. Your place is really impressive. Nice work.

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And what variety of Guava please ?

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Tony, I have these two:

Psidium guajava 'Red Malaysian,' Red Malaysian Guava
Psidium guajava 'Tropic Pink,' Tropic Pink Guava

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Clare_CA that Looks Really Great! Yummy!!! :bananas_b

Big Tony

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Clare, I think they are not quite ripe enough yet. I cooked some as "maduros" last night and they were still very starchy and a little bit bitter (like a green Cavendish). I think they need to be really ripe, like with some black on the peels if you want to cook them in a way that they'll be sweet.

Or you cook cook them green as tostones, but I think it is too late to do that with the ones that have already gone yellow.

Anyone with experience cooking Saba/Cardaba want to weigh in? I don't really know much about cooking bananas.

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Well, the dish you made looks great, anyway!

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One bunch of Saba, Rose, and Tu Gia. This is my first harvest of Tu Gia. :jalapenonaner:

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One bunch of my "unknown" type bananas. I let an entire hand turn yellow before I Harvested them. They are not as productive as SH 3640. The fingers are much smaller and average only six hands. :jalapenonaner:

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Two hands of Namwah. One for Mark and one for "Dis Linn" my wife's nail lady. When she calls to confirm she says "Hi, dis lin" :ha:

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Sweet! Literally.

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Enjoy Mark! I'll let the passion fruit rest until wrinkled then marinade some chicken or pork with it.

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Ae Ae

One yellow finger and a few of the bigger ones were starting to split.

In my opinion the ripe, yellow fruit taste similar to a cavendish, but with a sweeter finish

Time for tostones

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Last years flower is this years fruit. Thanks to the mild winter (so far).

Dwarf Namwah - good tasting little banana.



Only thing I don't care for is this guy pups too much.

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Dwarf Namwah also. I would say that this is the sweetest, most delicious banana that I've had to date. It's definitely a keeper.

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Tried Namwah for the first time 2 months ago and had to get a plant right away! Great taste and texture, and some had a scent like cantaloupe. And a gorgeous plant too!

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Never tasted them, hopefully my dwarf namwah will fruit this year.

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Congrats Clare. Yes, Dwarf Namwah is definitely a winner in our climate. My mat of them is the best looking mat I have right now. Leaves still nice and dark green (though a bit wind shredded). All the rest have more yellowing of the leaves from the cold, dry air we've had at times.

And they do taste very good. I wouldn't know from my own plants (yet), but as you know, I'm always willing to investigate the generosity of my banana-growing neighbors! :ha: Fortunately for me, my "neighbors" (which span So Cal, by my figuring) are generous. You know who you are. Thanks.

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I harvested a bunch of Namwah.

Question for Jarred and or the mods, why is this Banana related thread not a sticky? We have a sticky for non banana related "what did you harvest today" so ?????

What do you say we get this thread stuck at the top so we don't have to use the search function to find it. That would be great!

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8/24/11 7 months from bud to fruit



4/5/2012

:woohoonaner:

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Bravo, what are they?

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Not sure, possible Namwah :08:

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Not too bad considering it was over the winter months!

Is this the "Not Mona Lisa"? Mine that I got from you still looks good, but has quite a while to go before it makes fruit.

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Yes it's the not mona lisa. Have you gotten pups ?

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No pups yet. I keep expecting one to pop up any day. It looks very healthy and happy, so it's just a matter of time.

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how long ago did you get the not mona lisa ?

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I got it from you about 10 months ago, in June. In my cool climate, it seems to take a long time for bare root ones to get going. It has about 4.5' of p-stem and looks happy, especially considering the tough winter we had here. I think it's growth will really take off now. It's newest leaf is making fast progress.

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Looks healthy.I'm sure you will be getting pups this year

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Dwarf Brazilian harvest time! :)

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Mitchel ------------- Enjoy those DB's. Just finished my whole bunch and it is one richly flavored naner.:08::bananas_b

None were left to freeze. Has great shelf life in frig after ripening.

Dan

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Woohoo Mitchel!
Looks yummy................

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Just had a couple and they are the best so far from this DB stand. Actually had a little Pineapple flavor! :woohoonaner:

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Great looking bunch. I'm jealous!

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Well the mild winter seems to really affect flavor. This bunch is as good as any of the Tall Brazilians I've grown. I always thought the flavor was a little softer but not this time! My wife only liked the Pisang Klotek fruit until now. Hope we get another mild winter. :)

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some 3640

Golden Aromatic, Dwarf Green Red, Dwarf Brazilian
 

Banana Harvest:
Banana Harvest 2012 06 10 - YouTube
Banana Harvest 2012 06 10 II - YouTube

It is amazing how deep deep green the Dwarf Green Reds are!

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Nice collection, I like the idea of video presentation.
:woohoonaner:

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Wow!! Nice video presentation!!

Yesterday I harvested a bunch of Dwarf Namwa. They are nice but nowhere near Rmplmnz. Great job!! :jalapenonaner:

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Ken, awesome...how are the Pisang Jari Buay doing?

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Have either of you harvested any Pisang Jari Buaya? If so, how do they taste? I've never seen one in person.

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I have a couple of times..it has been a while. I do have one with fruit now (there is a brief shot of it in one of the videos I recently posted).

It has been so long, they are very cold sensitive and prior to this winter everything froze to the ground two years in a row.....I do not recall any thing special about them.

There is a thread that Gabe started:
http://www.bananas.org/f2/pisang-jari-buaya-10255.html

The pic of the banana poster you posted lists Pisang Jari Buaya and Monkey Finger as the same banana.

Going Bananas lists them separately within their catalog:
MONKEY FINGER - A terrific looking plant that produces very large bunches of long thin bananas with slight curving. It truly resembles the elongated fingers of a large monkey hand and hence obtained its name. The fruit is firm and sub-acid sweet giving it a very refreshing flavor. Height 10-12 ft.

PISANG JARI BUAYA - This hardy dessert variety grows about 8-10 ft. tall with long leaves and a thin pseudostem. The fruit is slender and long with a slightly sub-acid sweet fruit. Rare and unique.

The following is consistent with my experience:
"with long leaves and a thin pseudostem"

They have a picture of Monkey Finger (which I purchased from them) that matches the poster and they list Pisang Jari Buaya as "Hardy"....(must not mean "Cold" hardy).

My experience is that these two are two separate bananas (the ones I grow have different fruit) and the Pisang Jari Buaya is rather thin. The Monkey Finger pups more vigorously than any other banana I grow.


Not much of an answer..when I harvest the current raceme I will post information and pictures on the PJB thread.

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Thanks Rmplmnz. Must not be too impressive if you can't even remember any special about it! That combined with it being wimpy in the cold is enough to put me off. I had seen that thread and the Going Bananas descriptions, but I appreciate your first hand impressions. It's a cool looking plant with cool looking fruit.

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Thanks, it is a cool looking plant in that it has long thin "upright" leaves somewhat reminiscent of Fehi. I know this is a plant that Ken ("Caloosamusa") is/was very fond of. It would be nice for Ken to chip in and give an opinion on it. I checked on it this am...I need to prop the bunch (I seem to never have enough time) so that it continues to develop and not break the pseudostem. I will keep you posted.

This year (after over two years of no fruit) has been an embarrassment of riches..I cringe every time my wife says more stalks are turning yellow (praying hands this am)..too little time and too much work..

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Thank you Chris,

I like its disease resistance and good growth rates during the wet season. But Chris is correct about a very important characteristic, it is too wimpy for South Florida due to its lack of cold tolerance. Hardy describes its disease resistance not its overall hardiness.

Mine are beginning to come back after the dry season decline. I'm going to get pups off the mat I have at the farm and try one in a large pot in a more protected area for the next winter.

:jalapenonaner:

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Ken, have you been fortunate enough to taste Pisang Jari Buaya? If so, what do you think of the flavor?

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Yes, but I did not grow it. For taste it was not impressive, not bad, not sweet, edible. Its resistance to disease characteristics are its important qualities, and the fact that it is an AA, (fertile diploid). :jalapenonaner:

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That is really helpful info! Thanks for that, you've saved me time, money, and effort. It's now officially on my "don't bother" list.