'Veinte Cohol' bananas are ripe, 2 months later. - Page 3

sunfish · 04-19-2012, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by harveyc

The flower was too late for the fruit to develop and all of the plants and pups died.

There's a chance that a new pup may still come up from the corm now that the weather is warm.

If not I have one I can sell you or trade

DoctorSteve · 04-19-2012, 10:44 PM

So I will guess that they don't do well here then.

harveyc · 04-19-2012, 11:30 PM

Well, I don't think they're very hardy but they can grow pretty quick so they have a place if you're willing to get plants started in a greenhouse. That's what they were touted for in a Savannah, GA study.

George Webster · 10-18-2012, 05:20 PM

I know this is an old thread. I was just wondering if anyone still has 'Veinte Cohol' and if it is easily wintered in colder climates.

Abnshrek · 10-18-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by George Webster

I know this is an old thread. I was just wondering if anyone still has 'Veinte Cohol' and if it is easily wintered in colder climates.

I don't think you can cold-store them. I think if you let them go dormant in a pot you might have issues even. Easily doesn't come to mind for this one.

bananimal · 10-18-2012, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by George Webster

I know this is an old thread. I was just wondering if anyone still has 'Veinte Cohol' and if it is easily wintered in colder climates.

I got a VC pup from a club member at his open house. Dug it off the mat myself. Lots of roots. It's still potted and will go in the ground when it takes on some size and vigor to make it thru winter.

Abnshrek · 10-18-2012, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bananimal

I got a VC pup from a club member at his open house. Dug it off the mat myself. Lots of roots. It's still potted and will go in the ground when it takes on some size and vigor to make it thru winter.

Smart choice since they are predicting a colder winter than normal for florida for some reason.

George Webster · 10-18-2012, 11:32 PM

I guess I'll pass on this one. Still looking to raise more of my own food and banana is my favorite fruit. I have one every morning for breakfast. But is St. Louis a steady supply of home grown is not even a dream.

harveyc · 10-19-2012, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by George Webster

I know this is an old thread. I was just wondering if anyone still has 'Veinte Cohol' and if it is easily wintered in colder climates.

This is one of the most sensitive bananas I've grown (maybe 40 varieties or more). I had 3-4 large plants surround by some smaller pups of VC going into last winter, one with undeveloped fruit hanging, and they all died completely. It was a colder than normal winter with 35 nights of frost and one morning got down to 22F, but none of those days were very cold during the daytime (40s or higher).

venturabananas · 10-19-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by George Webster

I guess I'll pass on this one. Still looking to raise more of my own food and banana is my favorite fruit. I have one every morning for breakfast. But is St. Louis a steady supply of home grown is not even a dream.

Don't give up hope. VC is a bad choice for raising your own bananas also because, even in good conditions, it makes very small bunches of small fruit, i.e., very little of your favorite fruit. If I were you, I'd get a Dwarf Namwah. They are about as indestructible as you will find in an edible banana plant and they make big bunches of tasty fruit.

sunfish · 10-19-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas

Don't give up hope. VC is a bad choice for raising your own bananas also because, even in good conditions, it makes very small bunches of small fruit, i.e., very little of your favorite fruit. If I were you, I'd get a Dwarf Namwah. They are about as indestructible as you will find in an edible banana plant and they make big bunches of tasty fruit.

Need to call it Musa Namwah frozen yogurt then more people will want it.

austinl01 · 10-19-2012, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

Need to call it Musa Namwah frozen yogurt then more people will want it.

You're a marketing genius!

sputinc7 · 08-17-2016, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by harveyc

This is one of the most sensitive bananas I've grown (maybe 40 varieties or more). I had 3-4 large plants surround by some smaller pups of VC going into last winter, one with undeveloped fruit hanging, and they all died completely. It was a colder than normal winter with 35 nights of frost and one morning got down to 22F, but none of those days were very cold during the daytime (40s or higher).

35 nights of frost and one getting to 22? Not many bananas will tolerate that...Some will return from the corm, but that is a brutal winter for any banana...

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