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Old 02-21-2014, 11:18 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: Dw.Namwah vs. Raja Puri Vs. Mysore/Pisang Ceylon

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Originally Posted by venturabananas View Post
I wouldn't do Cavendish if I were you. You can buy them in the supermarket any day, and they will be bigger and possibly better than what you can grow. At least that's the case for me. It is really a tropical plant and doesn't like cool or dry.
Mark, Thanks for the good info. I'm so on the fence and when I read Rob's (robguz24) taste review of the raja puri... I started to get cold feet. I don't want a chewy, rubbery or mealy texture as he mentioned. Yet, he said that RP is still better than Cavendish (but I like the store bananas- he, I don't think does).

So, you mentioned climate- always important. We are zone 8b/9 -near Houston, TX... so a Cavendish should be fine here, right?
Don't know if you have a Dw. Cavendish... Do they have a thicker Pstem and/or are they more sturdy w/ wind than a Mysore?
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