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Old 08-31-2014, 02:42 PM   #707 (permalink)
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Default Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)

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Originally Posted by Nicolas Naranja View Post
I wouldnt fool with williams or dwarf namwah but they are reliably heavy bearing. When you have. 50 or 60 lbs bunches you can sell fruit at 75 cents per pound and make decent money
Wow at 75 cents per pound you're gonna get rich, you're netting 10 times what we get here.

Must be nice.

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Originally Posted by Nicolas Naranja View Post
I am increasing FHIA 17, Williams, FHIA 1, Dwarf Namwah, and then maybe SH 3640. I am trying to limit my exposure to sigatoka and panama disease.
Sigatoka shouldn't be a problem for a small farmer like yourself.

The local farmers that have problems with sigatoka are usually either lazy or crazy, waiting too long to do the right thing or continuing to do the same wrong things but expecting better results.

Out of the 5 cultivars you've listed, you've got 1 that's resistant to panama disease race 1.
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