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![]() Misi Luki. 10 hands, 142 fingers. Not too bad for my first harvest, I'd say.
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![]() That FHIA -42? kind of looks like two bananas fingers fused together. What does it taste like
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![]() Finally harvested today. Here are the results...
Height: 36in Weight: 72lb ... will someone please tell me what other important measurements I should take? This was supposed to be a Musa Dwarf Namwah but either wasn't, or mutated back to Musa Namwah. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here is a video of me trying to harvest by myself. It didn't go so well. https://instagram.com/p/3XUwiSS6O-/
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![]() About 15ft. I have another thread chronically the growth of this mat.
Dwarf Namwah oddly tall this year
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![]() Harvested my first SH3640 Bunch!
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![]() Nick, how tall is Paggi for you when it blooms? I have a couple, but they are a long way off from blooming.
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![]() About 10'. TARS reports a little over 11' The picture is a little deceptive as the plant is bending over quite a bit.
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![]() Had another bunch of GM fall down. About half filled. Salvaging it might be a possibility. Is harvesting at this stage safe to eat? I really don't have time to jack with trying to fix it nor do I want to support it a few feet off the ground either. Thanks.
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![]() I've tried hanging half-filled banana bunches in the garage during temperate weather. About 3 months later they turned color and a few days later began to rot. Nothing worth eating.
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![]() Well....maybe I need to think some more then. The plant wasn't even really leaning. One minute it looked beautiful then one minute later after a brief gust....WHAMO....not sure I wanna keep it at this rate
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![]() Yup. Definitely something to avoid. The weather here can be unpredictable like that. Having been through those circumstances before, I give mine strap support at four foot intervals to avoid those kind of disasters. ![]()
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![]() Just harvested another nice bunch of Kandrian. This bunch developed a bit differently, there are a lot of fused or partially fused fingers. You would think it had been fraternizing with mat of Praying Hands. (but those fingers you can still somewhat separate)
I hung the partially filled GM bunch in the garage. We will see if turns out to be edible. Just planted a Mona Lisa I picked up at a local nursery. I hope it turns out. ![]() |
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