Your favorite tasting bananas?

geosulcata · 06-08-2015, 12:21 PM

For those that are growing many varieties, which are your favorite desert bananas and cooking bananas?

We have over 30 varieties planted, but only seven have produced so far. I have enjoyed the sweetheart (these developed over the winter and might have been smaller than they typically are)

and namwahs for eating out of hand.

We have Saba with developing fruit right now (anyone know if this is Saba 1 or 2?). This poor plant bloomed after being very dry and a little cold this past winter. Note sure how these will develop. Tasted them at Going Bananas last week and found them to be very good.

Interested to hear what other like (or any you do not like - have removed...if anyone does that).

servatusprime · 06-08-2015, 01:15 PM

I wish I could go that many. My yard is too small!

Excellent:
Goldfinger
Namwah
Kandrian
Tall Brazillian

Very Good:
Gros Michel
SH 3640

Got Rid of it:
Double Mahoi
Pisang Raja

Going Bananas · 06-08-2015, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geosulcata

For those that are growing many varieties, which are your favorite desert bananas and cooking bananas?

We have over 30 varieties planted, but only seven have produced so far. I have enjoyed the sweetheart and namwahs for eating out of hand. We have Saba with developing fruit right now. Tasted them at Going Bananas last week and found them to be very good.

Interested to hear what other like (or any you do not like - have removed...if anyone does that).

Would be nice eyecandy

robguz24 · 06-08-2015, 02:28 PM

Favorite dessert: Gros Michel, Dwarf Brazilian, Mysore, Goldfinger, Mona Lisa, Nang Phaya, Namwah

Favorite cooking: Any Maoli type, Praying Hands, Fe'i Aiuri

Meh (I grow most of these but consider them average): Kru, Lakatan, Double Mahoi, Dwarf Cavendish, any Iholena, Raja Puri, Saba, Green Red, Silk Fig, Rose

Blech (Some of these I grow, mostly to sell fruit and pups, and eat very few myself): Ice Cream, Williams, Grand Naine, Cardaba, Cuban Red, Silver Bluggo, Most Largo/Bluggo/Orinoco types

Going Bananas · 06-08-2015, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

Favorite dessert: Gros Michel, Dwarf Brazilian, Mysore, Goldfinger, Mona Lisa, Nang Phaya, Namwah

Favorite cooking: Any Maoli type, Praying Hands, Fe'i Aiuri

Meh (I grow most of these but consider them average): Kru, Lakatan, Double Mahoi, Dwarf Cavendish, any Iholena, Raja Puri, Saba, Green Red, Silk Fig, Rose

Blech (Some of these I grow, mostly to sell fruit and pups, and eat very few myself): Ice Cream, Williams, Grand Naine, Cardaba, Cuban Red, Silver Bluggo, Most Largo/Bluggo/Orinoco types

Talaga?

Rob you consider lakatan as average?
I havent tried it but heard so much
that this was the sweetest and aromatic.
You placed the Mona Lisa along with the
DB/Mysore/GM/Namwahs?
Anyone else concur?

Thanx.
Ritchy
BTW Great pics gna have to learn how to do that here.

RRedBBeard · 06-08-2015, 06:58 PM

Servatusprime--why did you get rid of mahoi?

I'm new to banana culture, and as a northern gardener, I have the usual limitations of size and short season. My alternatives are those with a ps <5', which means slim pickins without a big greenhouse.
The nanners I'm actively considering are SDC, DC and TT.

Comments/suggestions?

Rick in CT

Narnia · 06-08-2015, 07:48 PM

Brazilian/Lady Finger then Gold Finger

Lau · 06-08-2015, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RRedBBeard

Servatusprime--why did you get rid of mahoi?

I'm new to banana culture, and as a northern gardener, I have the usual limitations of size and short season. My alternatives are those with a ps <5', which means slim pickins without a big greenhouse.
The nanners I'm actively considering are SDC, DC and TT.

Comments/suggestions?

Rick in CT

My SDC have never produced bananas. You should try Raja Puri. They are short would do good in a green house. The bananas are good too. Once they get established they produce every year.

Richard · 06-08-2015, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Going Bananas

Rob you consider lakatan as average?
I havent tried it but heard so much
that this was the sweetest and aromatic.

The tastes of home grown bananas varies by location. Here in San Diego county several of us found Lakatan difficult to grow - being sensitive to both cool temperatures and hot winds. So when they did manage to fruit the taste was understandably of lesser quality.

servatusprime · 06-09-2015, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RRedBBeard

Servatusprime--why did you get rid of mahoi?

I'm new to banana culture, and as a northern gardener, I have the usual limitations of size and short season. My alternatives are those with a ps <5', which means slim pickins without a big greenhouse.
The nanners I'm actively considering are SDC, DC and TT.

Comments/suggestions?

Rick in CT

The double mahoi isn't awful, but as far as fruit goes it isn't that interesting. The multiple pendicules are one of the man reasons people grow it. The fruit isn't much better than a grocery store cavendish.

Since I live in Florida I can grow many varieties in ground So I rather grow something I can't get at the grocery store.

Richard · 06-09-2015, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RRedBBeard

The nanners I'm actively considering are SDC, DC and TT.

Comments/suggestions?

The SDC and TT fruits I've seen are about 4" length on average and the diameter of the flesh is about the same as a pencil.

Lau · 06-09-2015, 12:54 AM

I hope I can get this one to bloom again it was very good. Enano Gigante' Dwarf Giant.

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Julian · 06-09-2015, 03:18 AM

I have eaten a bunch of different ones and Brazilians tops them all in Hawaii's climate. Namwa and Mysore are also excellent.

robguz24 · 06-09-2015, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Going Bananas

Talaga?

Rob you consider lakatan as average?
I havent tried it but heard so much
that this was the sweetest and aromatic.
You placed the Mona Lisa along with the
DB/Mysore/GM/Namwahs?
Anyone else concur?

Thanx.
Ritchy
BTW Great pics gna have to learn how to do that here.

I did a taste review on here. Neither the texture nor flavor were great to me.

Going Bananas · 06-09-2015, 02:25 PM

BTW
Ive never grown banana plants.
Being a transplant from palmtalk.org, some of those
members have immaculate lawns/estates.
Anyway we can incorporate banana culture
as a front lawn ornament as opposed to a
backyard crop?

Any suggestions to maintaining/pruning the leaves?

Cheers!

crazy banana · 06-09-2015, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Going Bananas

BTW
Ive never grown banana plants.
Being a transplant from palmtalk.org, some of those
members have immaculate lawns/estates.
Anyway we can incorporate banana culture
as a front lawn ornament as opposed to a
backyard crop?

Any suggestions to maintaining/pruning the leaves?

Cheers!

My entire front yard is full of these "banana ornaments". All edible varieties and no ornamentals. Hope I do not offend anyone, but much better than these wacky dwarfs some people use as lawn ornaments .)

hydroid · 06-09-2015, 08:54 PM

My favorite is the one growing in my yard, whatever it may be, ha ha. Mysore, which I tried in the South Pacific and Namwah, is one I can grow in my area, and does well for my zone.

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