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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-18-2016, 02:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 984
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: A nice selection

I and a few others have been looking for a source for Fei bananas. How possible would it be to get some corm to Florida?

Steve
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-18-2016, 07:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 984
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: A nice selection

You have Fei variety on Big Island? Does it have purple sap?

Thanks,

Steve
Forum: Banana Identification 03-28-2016, 04:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,946
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Unknown Variety in Port St. Lucie, FL

Orinoco for sure. But there are a number of different names used here in South Florida, these are best as a cooked banana but can also be eaten out-of-hand when very ripe.

They often produce small...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-02-2016, 08:48 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,676
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Companion plantings for bananas?

Been growing pineapples for several years around bananas, with good success. Also Hibiscus sabdariffa (Jamaican sorrel). Here in south Florida I've seen a number of farmers growing papaya between...
Forum: Other Plants 11-17-2015, 08:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,375
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: What type of citrus?

This looks a lot like what we used to call "rough lemon", which is a group of lemon-like citrus used for many years in Florida as a root stock for citrus grafting. We would occasionally get a sprout...
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted 09-26-2015, 05:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,396
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: looking for FE'I bananas

I'm looking too. Hope we get a legit response.

Steve
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-02-2015, 07:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,830
Posted By verndoc50
Angry Re: Grubs

Sounds like corm borers to me (aka banana weevil borer)!
Tough to eliminate.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-30-2014, 05:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,839
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Has anyone purchased from Going Bananas in Homestead, FL?

Yes, it is definitely THE PLACE to go for buying banana plants in South Florida.
Forum: Other Plants 08-11-2014, 08:21 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,670
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: World's smallest tomato

That's really small. There is a type grown in South Florida, particularly in the Keys, that is similar. I have not had any luck with them but I know a few people who grow them. Tiny seeds, too. ...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-06-2014, 05:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,066
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Lots of room for more bananas!

Congratulations, Rob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know you're excited about this!

Happy growing!
Forum: Other Plants 06-14-2014, 06:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,421
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Who's growing Yellow Malay Cocos ?

Growing these in Miami now!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-10-2014, 07:12 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,382
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Attention: HAWAIIAN GROWERS using the "Butchers Bar"

The most common problem (poor survival) is probably a result of separating the pups too soon. IFAS here in Florida (at University of FL) says it's best to wait until sword suckers have reached about...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 04-23-2014, 09:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,273
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: First Time Banana Grower ... need some advice

Agree--prop it up under the peduncle as shown in the previous post. You could temporarily prop the pseudostem if it seems in iminent danger of falling over but this is not a good long term solution....
Forum: Banana Books, Book Reviews, & Other Reading Material 04-18-2014, 04:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,950
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Honey Machines Installed:}

Wow, congratulations!

How long until honey?

Steve
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-29-2014, 05:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,388
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: City water vs well water

Our shallow well water is much much lower in iron than our deep (ostensibly drinking water) well. We don't drink it but use for everything else. If not treated it will stain the hell out of...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-13-2014, 07:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 957
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: companian plant for bannana

Agree, pineapples will do well, even without too much sun. They are slow growing though and might take 2 years to fruit.
I've also seen papaya interspersed between bananas on some commercial...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-13-2014, 07:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 866
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Banana tree down

Depends on several things. If the pseudostem isn't broken, if the corm is mostly intact, I have stood up plants after storms, braced with a standard triple brace like you see around larger trees,...
Forum: Other Plants 02-08-2014, 06:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,005
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Chocolate orchid

We're growing it here in Miami. I can't smell it, but my wife says it smells a bit like chocolate.
Forum: Other Plants 01-24-2014, 10:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,086
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: first papaya flowers. male or female?

It's probably too early to tell. Sometimes the first flowers seem indeterminate, they tend to drop off anyway. If you see many small flowers clustered together it is most likely male. I try to...
Forum: Banana Identification 01-23-2014, 09:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,954
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Are Saba fruits very small?

Our Sabas are on the order of 5 inches when fully mature. Those at the end of the bunch can be smaller. Great for Turon, the roadside snack everywhere in the Philippines. Quarter the peeled fruits...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-19-2014, 09:38 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,882
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Banana Seller/Shipper Reliability question

Going Bananas of Homestead (Don) is quite reliable and stands by his sales.
Forum: Banana Recipes 12-30-2013, 09:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,734
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Rhino Horn - Canoas

We make tostones, maduros, chifles, and Philippine style turon with both the Saba and Praying Hands.
Forum: Banana Recipes 12-30-2013, 08:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,734
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Rhino Horn - Canoas

Think about Saba and/or Praying Hands. Both are excellent cooking bananas.
Fairly disease resistant and wind tolerant.
Forum: Banana Identification 12-13-2013, 11:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,343
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Please identify musa!

looks like grand nain X sumatrana (aka Grand Nain Cross).

I've not seen it around although Don's catalogus has it (Going Bananas of Homestead). It looks much like Zebrina except for the green...
Forum: Member Introductions 11-14-2013, 06:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,265
Posted By verndoc50
Hiya Re: Hello from the US Virgin Islands!

I'm guessing it is a Fe'i banana, based on where it is. These are cooking bananas, cannot be eaten raw. Never had one but wish there is a source on the U.S. mainland, I do wish to try growing them...
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