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Originally Posted by venturabananas
Sweetheart is a good suggestion. It is tough plant, from what I've seen of others growing it, but I haven't grown it or tasted it myself. It is described more as a cooking banana, but so are other varieties that are commonly eaten as dessert bananas.
I agree with PR-Giants: Raja Puri and Dwarf Brazilian are very similar. In my yard, Dwarf Brazilian is a stronger plant that makes fruit that have better texture and maybe slightly better flavor. The Kepler and Rust book expresses the same opinion about better flavor in Dwarf Brazilian, but the difference is not big in my limited (with Raja Puri) experience.
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The people I've talked to here that are growing the FHIA-03 have said it's a much better dessert banana than the Namwa, plus it produces heavier bunches, grows faster, and ripens sooner. My 03s have been growing about 6" a week and I'll be harvesting them as cooking bananas but will let a bunch ripen. With all the high quality dessert bananas we can grow here, Raja Puri, Dwarf Brazilian, Namwa, and many others are just not worth growing.
I agree with venturabananas, and would also choose growing a DB over a RP.