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Lawler · 07-21-2014, 10:19 PM

Okay, well I have been reading and reading.... and trying to decide between a DW. BRAZILIAN and, now, VEINTE COHOL..... I swear, there is info. on both ALL OVER THE BOARD as to taste and whether VEINTE COHOL is cold hardy or not.

It seems I have read more comments that VC taste better than DB. Okay, but DB still taste good, right?.... I mean, I DO like store bought Cavendish-- so there you go- THAT'S how discerning my taste buds are to give a frame of reference.

Regarding cold hardiness, the forum discussion has been inconsistent at best -all depends on writer. As far as I'm concerned with 'cold hardiness', I'm not talking having a potted beautiful plant to take outdoors when it starts to warm up in spring.
Any banana we have will be outside in the ground [zone 8b/9] and as long as it survives winter with minimal care (maybe a heat tape and some frost cloth), I don't care what it looks like just as long as it lives.

SO.... VEINTE COHOL ... what are y'all getting as a typical flowering height?
and just HOW cold surviving is it?

07-21-2014, 10:19 PM	#42 (permalink)
Lawler Location: WSW Houston, TX by 45 min. Zone: 8b/9 Name: Lawler Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 146 BananaBucks : 108,033 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 317 Times Was Thanked 74 Times in 37 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Dw.Namwah vs. Raja Puri Vs. Mysore/Pisang Ceylon Okay, well I have been reading and reading.... and trying to decide between a DW. BRAZILIAN and, now, VEINTE COHOL..... I swear, there is info. on both ALL OVER THE BOARD as to taste and whether VEINTE COHOL is cold hardy or not. It seems I have read more comments that VC taste better than DB. Okay, but DB still taste good, right?.... I mean, I DO like store bought Cavendish-- so there you go- THAT'S how discerning my taste buds are to give a frame of reference. Regarding cold hardiness, the forum discussion has been inconsistent at best -all depends on writer. As far as I'm concerned with 'cold hardiness', I'm not talking having a potted beautiful plant to take outdoors when it starts to warm up in spring. Any banana we have will be outside in the ground [zone 8b/9] and as long as it survives winter with minimal care (maybe a heat tape and some frost cloth), I don't care what it looks like just as long as it lives. SO.... VEINTE COHOL ... what are y'all getting as a typical flowering height? and just HOW cold surviving is it? __________________ These are the 'good ole days'.