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Hua Moa, Goldfinger, Rhino Horn, some calabaza and some pineapple

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I grew impatient with waiting for my oldest Dwarf Orinoco bunch to ripen on the tree, so I went ahead and cut off a finger and ripened it in the house. It was probably still a bit underripe when I ate it, but it tasted like a banana and was good. (so good I ate most of it before remembering to take pics)

Now I just need to figure out the best way to peel the darn things. They've got some tough, thick peels compared to Cavendishes.

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Looks like it needed to fill a bit more to be fully mature, which in my experience makes some varieties easier to peel.

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When the bunch is "mostly ripe" I cut it off the plant and hang it in the garage. Ripens up just fine there and is away from most pests.

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Thanks for the suggestion. Those two need to be booted out of my garden. I've been trying to find some descriptions of fhia-21 ripe out of hand. (I'm not as interested in cooking them green). I haven't found much other than "good" which in my opinion isn't helpful when trying to pick out a new variety. It sounds like you may have had it before. Would you mind describing it to me? If it's something unique and tastes great them I would be very happy to try it out in my yard. It seems like it would grow in my zone based on the forum's cold hardy list. I'll have to find a reliable source that can shop a pup my way. Thanks.

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Well I got back from being out of town and I have good news and horrible news.....

Harvested 34 lbs of Creamwah and 30 lbs of SH-3640!! The namwah fingers are larger than my previous bunch and whats better, I should have about the same size bunch from the same mat in a week or two!! (I did this on purpose as an experiment and to help avoid bunches that were too big for us to eat while ripe) I think the fingers on the ripening bunch are slightly larger too.



My wife's favorite banana (creamwah) with one of her favorite drinks for scale.



You might have noticed that there was some significant bruising on the namwah. Apparently we had some really high winds that were blasting my bananas according to my neighbor.

Now for the bad news......

GROS MICHEL DOWN!!!!!!!



I was really bummed by this one! (the photo makes it look better than reality) I have been looking forward to this one fruiting for some time now!! Oh well. I didn't prop the bunch before leaving because it looked great. But I will say that the p-stem was relatively skinny compared to my other varieties. I'll just have to wait for the next flower

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To cite an old adage: "two out of three isn't bad!"

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How long since the Gros Michel flowered? They look decent sized. Perhaps they may still ripen?

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It bloomed two months ago, so it hasn't been filling in for very long. Most if the fingers were very bruised. I decided to compost it rather than try to eat it. I don't think eating it would do it justice. The ratoon p-stems are looking so much better anyway, I am hoping that they will flower within the next couple of months so I dint have to worry about winter.

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Fingers were about 6", not exactly sure on the length of time on the ground. I think it was about a week. Long enough anyway for the leaves to turn brown and die.

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more bananas this year I got 12 bunches so far.

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Is this one Manzano?

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Yes it is. good eye.

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Those look great. Congratulations. And wow, you have already harvested 12 bunches this year so far? Still waiting for my 3rd bunch....

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no crazy this is my second bunch and I got 10 more bunches on the plants in my yard.

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Meanwhile, I'm hoping for 4 bunches next year ... :bunchonanas:

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I tried but I really need a better camera
you could not see no detail only white from the flash sorry

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it is indeed very white just like I said this camera is a hp 318 which is dam near as old as I am...the flesh looks like it has been bleached but the pics do not show it.i have had this plant for 8 years. just poor quality pictures taken from a fossil camera.

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Give yourself some credit. That camera is less than half your age!
:0519:

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Counting your eggs before they hatch?
Just kidding. With your set-up and the awesome Fruit Fuel that is a reasonable hope.