edzone9

Hello Gang;

Just Met up with Nickolas N , He Hooked Me Up With A Mother Load Of PR Dwarf Plantain Pups On Steroids BIGGGGGG ONES ..

Cant wait to get home & Plant Them , I will post some Pix Up Tommorow .

Thank You Nick ! It was great meeting You Sir !
It Is Greatly Appreciated .

P.s. Thank You The HM Plantians Bunch , Going to make some mean Tostones !

edzone9

Heres The Bunch ;



Tostones Time

Thanks Nick , I have planted 7 out of 10 Pr Dwarf Plantains .
Have to run to HD & pick up more garden soil.

edzone9

Got em all planted trimmed,and watered









Heres my Ponderosa Lemmon :



Thanks again Nick !

designshark

Dang, those are pups? My whole plants have trouble betting that big

edzone9

Thats what i said to Nick N , Huge Pups
Nick N Grows Some Healthy Banana Trees ..
He's a Very Cool Cat !..

john_ny

Neat lookin' plants!

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Nicolas Naranja

I established my new farm with pups this size, they seem to handle water stress a lot better. You can definitely use smaller pups, but I have had failures with smaller pups. Plus...Ed will probably have flowers in 9 months.

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edzone9

flowers in 9 Super !

Gabe15

The bunch photograph is of a 'Hua Moa', not the 'Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain'. You can use the fruit the same way (they behave very similar in recipes), but they are different plants.

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edzone9

Yes the plants i got from nick are Dwrf PR Plantains & the Bunch he gave me are of a 'Hua Moa' Plant .

I like the 'Hua Moa' as Tostones but The PR Dwarf Plantsina are much better .
I think The 'Hua Moa' is more of a cooking banana ( Guineo Type ) than a True Plantain.

Ed.

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Most consumers in Puerto Rico don't consider the PR Dwarf a quality plantain.

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edzone9

What type is most like in PR The Maricongo ?

Nicolas Naranja

How would they even know the difference in the store?

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I would think that's a poor way to make an assessment, but the large chain stores mainly buy from brokers and larger farms with unit price being the priority. Most large farms grow dwarf varieties and many smaller farms selling to brokers do as well. Many small stores are willing to pay a higher price for a larger plantains which leaves a niche market for small farms normally growing the taller varieties.

Many small stores sell large plantains for 50 - 60 cents, but don't accept the Food Stamp Card, so many consumers prefer to pay a $1 for a small plantain and use someone else's money to pay for it. When something is basically free, quality is less of an issue, so I think the store evaluation is irrelevant.

Many people with some dirt in their yard are growing plantains and have a choice of which variety they want and almost always it's the tall varieties. If asked why, the normal response is they prefer the taste.

With that being said, I would think if the PR Dwarf was the "Best", more people would be growing them in their yards.

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