What did you harvest today (bananas) - Page 49

Rmplmnz · 12-14-2015, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

My first Putalinga Kula, a Tongan cooking banana. A bit over 40 lbs, 14 weeks to ripen. First one started ripening a few weeks ago and I've been removing them one by one, but they were starting to split so time to come down. Surprisingly good out of hand. Though a popoulu type, tastes different than Hua Moa. The plant itself is beautiful with a red p-stem./

Awesome..I love it (this coming from a guy who went to French Polynesia...and a few other places...Belize, Panama, St. Croix, Oahu, The Big Island, Maui, Kauai, etc., on banana expeditions)!!

I harvest Hua Moa over a cycle as well. Only question I have is, sometimes the Hua has a big fat seed stem in the middle....what causes this? Too long on the plant? I gave a Hua to a friend and he thought the seed stem was a worm.

robguz24 · 12-15-2015, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Rmplmnz

Awesome..I love it (this coming from a guy who went to French Polynesia...and a few other places...Belize, Panama, St. Croix, Oahu, The Big Island, Maui, Kauai, etc., on banana expeditions)!!

I harvest Hua Moa over a cycle as well. Only question I have is, sometimes the Hua has a big fat seed stem in the middle....what causes this? Too long on the plant? I gave a Hua to a friend and he thought the seed stem was a worm.

Do you mean that pithy center thing in Hua Moa? Not sure what that's about. My recent ones didn't seem to have it, nor do these Putalingas.

Rmplmnz · 12-15-2015, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

Do you mean that pithy center thing in Hua Moa? Not sure what that's about. My recent ones didn't seem to have it, nor do these Putalingas.

Yes, that little pithy thing has been very thick in some of the Hua Moas I have grown.

momoese · 12-15-2015, 08:55 PM

Smallish 18 pound Pisang Klotek bunch before any Los Angeles cold damage. It was probably another month from normal harvest time. I still have several others hanging but this was the closest to harvest and the most exposed.

geosulcata · 12-17-2015, 09:18 AM

Cut 2 hands off of what GRIN has as 'Ubok Iba' last night. We tasted one that had turned yellow. Flesh is very white, great dense texture, but quite starchy. Plan to cook some and allow some to almost over ripen before eating more out of hand.

this was the fruit 6 weeks ago

PR-Giants · 12-17-2015, 06:23 PM

Ubok Iba is a Horn Plantain, similar to these photos. You probably have a Blue Java.

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Originally Posted by geosulcata

Cut 2 hands off of what GRIN has as 'Ubok Iba' last night. We tasted one that had turned yellow. Flesh is very white, great dense texture, but quite starchy. Plan to cook some and allow some to almost over ripen before eating more out of hand.

this was the fruit 6 weeks ago

geosulcata · 12-17-2015, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

Ubok Iba is a Horn Plantain, similar to these photos. You probably have a Blue Java.

Texture and starchiness are different than the Ice Cream/Blue Java I have tasted (which were best as they just turned yellow and had a very fluffy texture).

Looks like what TARS has labeled as Ubok Iba as well - which isn't Ubok Iba (which is why I was sure to specify where it came from and what it was labeled as because I knew you would be posting this

.

01BEL084114, Ubok Iba | Musa Germplasm Information System
Apparently has orange flesh as well. Looks like the repositories have been doing genetic testing on their acquisitions.

PR-Giants · 12-17-2015, 08:06 PM

TARS knows that the 'Ubok Iba Plantain' they received from Miami was incorrect, and if you had done a little research you

would have known that they relabeled the accession as a Ubok Iba Ney Mannan and not a Horn Plantain.

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Originally Posted by geosulcata

Texture and starchiness are different than the Ice Cream/Blue Java I have tasted (which were best as they just turned yellow and had a very fluffy texture).

Looks like what TARS has labeled as Ubok Iba as well - which isn't Ubok Iba (which is why I was sure to specify where it came from and what it was labeled as because I knew you would be posting this

.

01BEL084114, Ubok Iba | Musa Germplasm Information System
Apparently has orange flesh as well. Looks like the repositories have been doing genetic testing on their acquisitions.

PR-Giants · 12-18-2015, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Gabe15

Those bluish ones are 'Ice Cream' or another very similar member of the 'Ney Mannan' group, it likely goes under a completely different name in Thailand though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by geosulcata

Texture and starchiness are different than the Ice Cream/Blue Java I have tasted.

Looks like the repositories have been doing genetic testing on their acquisitions.

The curator at the Miami repository has it listed as

geosulcata · 12-18-2015, 08:53 AM

I appreciate the information Keith. I was just going off of what I had read on the board and the links I had found online.

01PRI108135, Ubok Iba | Musa Germplasm Information System

How Many Different Blue Colored Bananas Are There ?

PR-Giants · 12-18-2015, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by geosulcata

01PRI108135, Ubok Iba | Musa Germplasm Information System

Using old or outdated information is wonderful but don't be afraid to also use some newer or updated information as well.

PR-Giants · 12-22-2015, 08:03 PM

It's definitely a cute pup, but these winter winds have been rough on her.

Mark Dragt · 12-22-2015, 08:37 PM

Amazing how much that little Manini Pup grew in 2 days. Great picts Keith!

floridagrower · 12-28-2015, 11:01 PM

Made a quick video with a few random winter odds and ends.

Namwa and Praying Hands fruit:
https://youtu.be/F6EsqawHYoc

Other videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEN...fQV5pvJ4w/feed

robguz24 · 01-28-2016, 09:59 PM

Boy this thread slows down in the winter!

First totally new to me cultivar in a while. Veinte Cohol. Small bunch that fell over a couple weeks ago but managed to hang on. Probably should have harvested a few days ago because several of them burst open. One of the slowest to produce cultivars I have. It better taste good! Biggest fruit are maybe 3" long.

robguz24 · 01-30-2016, 05:28 PM

Mai'a Iholena. Estimated that there are fewer than 20 plants in the world. My first harvest of these. 7-8.5 months to flower, 60-75 days to harvest. Excellent cooking banana! Not as starchy as many, so must be careful not to overcook or they become unpleasantly mushy. These are the shortest Iholena, fruiting at about 6-8 feet.

HMelendez · 01-30-2016, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

Mai'a Iholena. Estimated that there are fewer than 20 plants in the world. My first harvest of these. 7-8.5 months to flower, 60-75 days to harvest. Excellent cooking banana! Not as starchy as many, so must be careful not to overcook or they become unpleasantly mushy. These are the shortest Iholena, fruiting at about 6-8 feet.

Congrats Rob! ....

For the harvest and for having this Iholena variety! (fewer in the world).....

robguz24 · 02-20-2016, 01:26 AM

My first Pisang Raja and one of my biggest non-Williams bunches ever. 65 pounds, 15 hands, and 254 fruit. Only had a couple once before and they are better than I remember. Very much like a Mysore, but not quite as tangy.

robguz24 · 02-25-2016, 09:43 PM

Ok, I'm like the only person on this thread lately. Anyway, some Iholenas again. The one on the left we call "Nani" because it's quite beautiful, but it's probably an Iholena Lele Variant. The other is Iholena Kapua, very rare and estimated at about 500 plants of it left. Easy to tell the difference as they fruit is fatter. The Lele hands already removed are long and pointy. Unfortunately fruit flies have a way of laying eggs and infesting them even before they're ready to harvest. Am throwing out a lot of Iholenas.

JP · 02-25-2016, 09:56 PM

Too bad the flies are enjoying them more than you...
I would love to post here but it won't be for a while... It's snowing!!!
I really need a greenhouse...

12-15-2015, 08:55 PM	#964 (permalink)
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12-17-2015, 09:18 AM	#965 (permalink)
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geosulcata Location: SW Florida Zone: 9-10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 163 BananaBucks : 70,647 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 189 Times Was Thanked 445 Times in 116 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	Re: What did you harvest today (bananas) I appreciate the information Keith. I was just going off of what I had read on the board and the links I had found online. 01PRI108135, Ubok Iba \| Musa Germplasm Information System How Many Different Blue Colored Bananas Are There ? Last edited by geosulcata : 12-20-2015 at 08:12 AM.

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01-28-2016, 09:59 PM	#975 (permalink)
robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 305,782 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What did you harvest today (bananas) Boy this thread slows down in the winter! First totally new to me cultivar in a while. Veinte Cohol. Small bunch that fell over a couple weeks ago but managed to hang on. Probably should have harvested a few days ago because several of them burst open. One of the slowest to produce cultivars I have. It better taste good! Biggest fruit are maybe 3" long. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

01-30-2016, 05:28 PM	#976 (permalink)
robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 305,782 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What did you harvest today (bananas) Mai'a Iholena. Estimated that there are fewer than 20 plants in the world. My first harvest of these. 7-8.5 months to flower, 60-75 days to harvest. Excellent cooking banana! Not as starchy as many, so must be careful not to overcook or they become unpleasantly mushy. These are the shortest Iholena, fruiting at about 6-8 feet. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

02-20-2016, 01:26 AM	#978 (permalink)
robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 305,782 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What did you harvest today (bananas) My first Pisang Raja and one of my biggest non-Williams bunches ever. 65 pounds, 15 hands, and 254 fruit. Only had a couple once before and they are better than I remember. Very much like a Mysore, but not quite as tangy. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

02-25-2016, 09:43 PM	#979 (permalink)
robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 305,782 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What did you harvest today (bananas) Ok, I'm like the only person on this thread lately. Anyway, some Iholenas again. The one on the left we call "Nani" because it's quite beautiful, but it's probably an Iholena Lele Variant. The other is Iholena Kapua, very rare and estimated at about 500 plants of it left. Easy to tell the difference as they fruit is fatter. The Lele hands already removed are long and pointy. Unfortunately fruit flies have a way of laying eggs and infesting them even before they're ready to harvest. Am throwing out a lot of Iholenas. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

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