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Secret I just learned from Nick. Freeze your naners with the skins on. Protects the fruit longer in the plastic bag.

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Secret I just learned from Dan. Ya can Freeze naked naners.

:woohoonaner:

If I have time to peel it, I've got time to eat it.

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Just brought the SH 3640 bunch in to hang in the kitchen and ripen. The fingers have filled in fatter than any previously harvested.

Thirty two pounds!

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Good day today. First harvest of Hua Moa & 1000 Fingers, along with more Williams. Also harvested 1 ripening hand off my first bunch of Mysore.

1000 Fingers, not anywhere near as big as I expected. Exactly 6 months from blooming.


Hua Moa, 20 fruits total, 2 previously removed from the bunch due to early ripening. 12 weeks from blooming.


Big bunch of Williams. 30lbs, 7 hands, 93 fingers. Just shy of 6 months from blooming.


My first good sized bunch of Gros Michel. 3.5 months from blooming. Could have stayed a bit longer on the plant, but this was in the same place near my street where they were stolen last year. They seem good sized. 35 lbs, 6 hands, 68 fingers.

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The Very Rare Namwah Morado Hybrid.

jun 15


Also harvested the common Cuerno de Alce, 42.7 lbs.

jun 7

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[quote=PR-Giants;221170]The Very Rare Namwah Morado Hybrid.

jun 15


:woohoonaner:Can I want one ? :woohoonaner:

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Sure Can, but wantin & gettin might not be the same.

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Old Faithful, Dwarf Namwah. This one is on it's 3rd harvest, Planted October 2010.

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Have the hua moa seeds in the bananas?:08:

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No seeds in Hua Moa

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Bananaking29
Gros Michel are looking good. I have two plants . Both are looking like thay ccould be producing this year.. Nice to see someone having sucess with them :)
Great pictures!

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My first Tall Namwah harvest. This was sold to me as Ele Ele from Aloha Tropicals. 15 months to flower, just a few days under 5 months to harvest. 65 lbs, 11 hands, 167 fingers. Biggest bunch of anything I've ever grown. Got another coming that was sold by another seller as Misi Luki. When in doubt, it's probably Namwah!

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Ae Ae 2013:
127 fingers 13 hands weight 50.3lbs. :08:

For all you foodies and Dan-bananimal
See restaurant dishes below for Ae Ae limited menu




More of the hands. I do like my Santuko Knife. Rest of the hands off to the restaurant for tonight limited menu...




Restaurant Menu adds for the next 2 weeks or until sold out.
Limited special:

Dessert
Rellenitos:
sweetened Black beans stuffed twice fried Ae Ae banana.

Pic coming....

lunch:
Yo-yo- pork Sammy:
Braised tomatillo-chocolate habanero marinated pork sandwich with Lime-grapefruit mayo served in between a twice fried Ae Ae banana.



Appetizer:
My good chef friend Sam Choy's awesome Poke recipe with my twist

Ae Ae with poke with Guacamole seaweed atop Ae Ae twice fried banana with a grapefruit-lime-ginger vinaigrette dressing.



Enjoy,

Big Tony

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Interesting how pointy the tips are compared to Hawaiian grown ones.

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That sounds pretty darn good to me. So where are you located?

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Hey Rob,
You have a pic to explain what you mean? Although your awesome growing conditions with humidity might play a factor, since socal is dry high heat not much to do to replace that here and my micro climate frost does not help the hanging bunch at all lol, which will affect the bunch size/shape.

What has been your taste test results for the Ae Ae from your location? I am curious in regards to eating out of hand as dessert or cooked?

Thanks,
Big Tony

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The whole bunch went ripe at once. 6" long, 38-40mm caliper reading.

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Here is the link to my tasting report.
http://www.bananas.org/f2/aeae-tasti...and-17601.html

More pics a couple pages back.
http://www.bananas.org/f2/what-did-y...tml#post214732

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Rob,

thanks for sharing the links. Very Interesting, I noticed your Ae Ae was much fuller on the tips and more pinkish then green on the skin where mine are more greener.

The advantage for the fatter naners is definitely the winter weather hang time that Hawaii has compared to a non tropical area like So cal that is much cooler, makes a huge difference in bunch size filling out IMO. Flavor profile was interesting different then yours. Do you smoke?

Thanks,
Big Tony