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Old 11-20-2009, 05:10 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Your farm is looking very nice!

There is no bunchy top disease down there, so nothing to worry about. If you had Panama disease you would know because many of your plants would likely already be dead, however be careful about bringing new plants and soil (even a very small amount) onto your farm as it only takes a very small amount to cause a huge problem.

As far as your bananas go and their well known American common names, the Guineo Patriotas appear to be 'Gros Michel', the bunches are rather small but it could be due to conditions. The Platano Chino appears to be an 'Orinoco' type. I didn't see any photos of the Guineo Primitivos, but they sound like they could be a 'Sucrier' type perhaps.

The plantain is a type of French Plantain, that's not a specific variety but a whole group as distinguished from other plantains, but the form you have is a very common one.
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