Pisang Klotek bunch - ready or not?
 

This the first harvestable bunch of PK I have grown in 4 years.

All previous bunches were did in by cold weather.

To all of you that have grown the PK --- is this bunch fully filled in or not?

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Big bunch,

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It's close enough for this time of year. Cut and hang that bunch, I'd hate to see you loose another.

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Me too! The new years eve bunch will be harvested tommorrow but not when the ball comes down! :2787:

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It looks a lot like mysore, which is my favorite eating banana.

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I visited Unbelievable Acres Botanic Gardens this summer and Gean Joyner himself lead our group on a walking tour thru his "rain forest". Ran into 3 mats of Mysore and I got a close look. Same general appearance as my Pisang Klotek in height, pstem diameter, leaf shape and petiole length.

Especially checked the color of the petioles and they had a similar pink coloration. It was a distinctly lighter pink/red color than the darker burgundy/red wine color of my PK petioles.

Cutting down the bunch today to hang in the kitchen. Will post pics when they ripen.

Nick --- can't wait to see how much bigger your PK bunch will be growing in that mucky muck soil around the big lake.

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That's because it is a Mysore. I think the jury is out on whether it really is a distinct cultivar within this subgroup, but from my very limited taste tests, I reckon PK isn't distinguishable by taste from what is sold in the hobby as Mysore.

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Noted! When I start tasting my PK I'll document the details. I may have to go see Gene to get a Mysore sample for comparison.

Better yet, I'll bring him a PK to plant in his Rain Forest so that a comparison can be made on equal footing.

Thanks Mark.

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That's quite a huge bunch there. How tall did the banana get? (p-stem, not leaf height)

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Ventura..nice call.

Need to keep us all on track.

I need to relabel the GA pics as Orinoco....alas I have concluded it is not another blugoe species!:drum:

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The PK bunch is still hanging on the mat. With highs of 80F and lows in the 60s everyday the bunch might as well continue maturing.

Man, everything is budding early with this weather. If a frost hits later we will have a big mess.

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Finally cut it down to ripen in the house.

Weight 25.5 pounds. Pstem fruited at 10 ft.

Wife said ------- "Not another one." lol :ha:

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Awesome Dan!!! :woohoonaner:

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jealous....real nice bunch..puts my last orinoco bunch to shame shame shame..

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She might change her tune after she tries these! :08:

Nice bunch.

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Ironic, cause she started a strict diet in Nov. --- no bananas!

I'll suggest she have a couple at bkfst and just skip lunch. Yeah right.

The waiting for yellow skins begins. Will post.

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Your wife can keep eating bananas and still lose weight.
Morning Banana Diet — Japan's Simplest Diet: Eat a Banana in the Morning for Breakfast

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Interesting but impractical. The best way for Americans to lose weight is to replace sugar and limit carbs. Protein and fresh vegetables is the way to go. Wife has lost over 20 lbs since Nov and I have been sort of following along. I'm down 19 lbs and I still have a beer or 2 with dinner. The thing I found fascinating is that when you get to a certain point into it the cravings just plain stop. Can't wait until I can fit into the striped bell bottoms I wore in college. :ha:

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She can have some man. It's all good.

Should I Stop Eating Bananas If I'm Trying To Lose Weight? | LIVESTRONG.COM

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I'm against any diet that involves not eating bananas. I wish that Japanese one would catch on over here.