island cassie

Congratulations - they do get very large and usually crop heavily too although the fruit takes a long time to ripen. Other varieties take about 4 months to ripen while these take 6 months. I am just about to remove my mat and replace it with something smaller. The current Sabas have 30ft of pstem and two have 60lb+ bunches ripening. I am giving the pups away to a friend today and once the fruit ripens I will replace the mat with a superb Orinoco that is a bit too shaded where it is. At least with the Orinoco I will be able to reach the dead leaves to trim them and I prefer their flavour. The gardeners treat the Sabas as plantains and eat them boiled. Good luck with your fruit and I hope it crops heavily for you - you can get 80lb+ bunches!!