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robguz24 · 11-25-2011, 09:31 PM

Finally joined this site. I live near Kalapana in the Puna district of the Big Island on a whopping 7750 sq ft. But somehow I have managed to have acquired the following bananas:
Ice cream-6
Williams-2
Apple-15
Sucrier
Kluay Thai
Raja puri-3
Silk fig
Cuban red-2
Double mahoi-2
A'e A'e-3
Red iholene-2
Mysore
Lady Finger
Dwarf Red
Hua Moa
1000 fingers
Misi Luki

Everything is grown in lava rock-a type called a'a a'a, which is much easier to deal with than the more solid and common pahoehoe. My neighborhood was actually established on a 1955 lava flow. Everything has been spot planted with a little soil from an older part of the island. It has never gotten below 59F in the 4 years I've lived here so pretty much every banana I've planted has thrived. Just here to learn more and enjoy the pictures! All the numbers refer to clumps, not stalks. Some of the single varieties only have 1 stalk, but many of the more mature ones like the Apples have several stalks in a clump including 2 fruiting at once. Aloha,
Rob

11-25-2011, 09:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 305,782 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii Finally joined this site. I live near Kalapana in the Puna district of the Big Island on a whopping 7750 sq ft. But somehow I have managed to have acquired the following bananas: Ice cream-6 Williams-2 Apple-15 Sucrier Kluay Thai Raja puri-3 Silk fig Cuban red-2 Double mahoi-2 A'e A'e-3 Red iholene-2 Mysore Lady Finger Dwarf Red Hua Moa 1000 fingers Misi Luki Everything is grown in lava rock-a type called a'a a'a, which is much easier to deal with than the more solid and common pahoehoe. My neighborhood was actually established on a 1955 lava flow. Everything has been spot planted with a little soil from an older part of the island. It has never gotten below 59F in the 4 years I've lived here so pretty much every banana I've planted has thrived. Just here to learn more and enjoy the pictures! All the numbers refer to clumps, not stalks. Some of the single varieties only have 1 stalk, but many of the more mature ones like the Apples have several stalks in a clump including 2 fruiting at once. Aloha, Rob __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage Last edited by robguz24 : 11-26-2011 at 01:40 AM.