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twotallgirls · 12-14-2021, 11:22 AM

Indeed the Blue Java is a very tall, prolific, fruit is an interesting blue/green. Glad I grew them...

However, it has a bad habit of leaning and you have to prop it up when fruiting. I have two bunches now so propping them up doesn't' look great. Mine is healthy and is constantly is throwing off pups so the mat has spread pretty quickly. I find the leaves on not that great looking in winter (compared to my others), and since it is so tall, cleaning them up is pain. I just found that there are many other varieties that I prefer. Its in prime real estate in my garden so I'd rather have something I prefer there.

If I liked the fruit more, I might hang on to it. The fruit is more creamy than most but at full ripeness was just too soft, somewhat mushy. Once fully ripe it was difficult to peel and left lots of stings attached. It just lacked substance... Sort of a boring fruit compared to so many others that are available. And I find that the bunch ripens quickly at the same time. It is very good frozen so that's what I do with it now.

I know its a popular variety and I enjoyed growing but moving on.

12-14-2021, 11:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
twotallgirls Location: Marco Island, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 10A Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 100 BananaBucks : 26,724 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 208 Times in 69 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Bananas available Indeed the Blue Java is a very tall, prolific, fruit is an interesting blue/green. Glad I grew them... However, it has a bad habit of leaning and you have to prop it up when fruiting. I have two bunches now so propping them up doesn't' look great. Mine is healthy and is constantly is throwing off pups so the mat has spread pretty quickly. I find the leaves on not that great looking in winter (compared to my others), and since it is so tall, cleaning them up is pain. I just found that there are many other varieties that I prefer. Its in prime real estate in my garden so I'd rather have something I prefer there. If I liked the fruit more, I might hang on to it. The fruit is more creamy than most but at full ripeness was just too soft, somewhat mushy. Once fully ripe it was difficult to peel and left lots of stings attached. It just lacked substance... Sort of a boring fruit compared to so many others that are available. And I find that the bunch ripens quickly at the same time. It is very good frozen so that's what I do with it now. I know its a popular variety and I enjoyed growing but moving on. __________________ Blue Java, Raja Puri, Goldfinger FHIA-01, Mona Lisa FHIA-02, Sweetheart FHIA-03, Pitogo, Saba, Dwarf Cavendish, Super Dwarf Cav., Namwa, Brazilian, Mysore, Dwarf Red, and a mystery or two