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TNAndy · 01-21-2010, 03:49 AM

Wow! What a great website! Thanks for all the great answers.

I just now joined this forum, so let me make sure I've decoded everything correctly:
RP - Raja Puri
SDC - Super Dwarf Cavendish
DR - Dwarf Red
PDM - Er, um, huh?

To sum up, I can devote enough floor space in my sunroom for one or two planters, a bit less than the drip line of the (main) banana plant in the pot. I've got a lot of spice plants (allspice, cinnamon, lemon, bay, pepper, coffee, tea, betel) among other tropicals, so there's not a lot of extra room. There's certainly not enough headspace for a fully grown Jamaican Red Dwarf plus pot. I can keep the sunroom from freezing, but on cold nights it will drop well below 57 degrees F. Given these restrictions, for the most quantity, tastiest, reasonably sized, fresh fruit at home, SDC is my best bet, right?

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TNAndy Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 48 BananaBucks : 14,991 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 25 Times Was Thanked 78 Times in 16 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Best Banana for Fruiting in Containers??? Wow! What a great website! Thanks for all the great answers. I just now joined this forum, so let me make sure I've decoded everything correctly: RP - Raja Puri SDC - Super Dwarf Cavendish DR - Dwarf Red PDM - Er, um, huh? To sum up, I can devote enough floor space in my sunroom for one or two planters, a bit less than the drip line of the (main) banana plant in the pot. I've got a lot of spice plants (allspice, cinnamon, lemon, bay, pepper, coffee, tea, betel) among other tropicals, so there's not a lot of extra room. There's certainly not enough headspace for a fully grown Jamaican Red Dwarf plus pot. I can keep the sunroom from freezing, but on cold nights it will drop well below 57 degrees F. Given these restrictions, for the most quantity, tastiest, reasonably sized, fresh fruit at home, SDC is my best bet, right?