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BackyardBananaCA · 05-17-2006, 12:05 PM

Hi All,

I just wanted to share some of my experiences with the various banana varieties I've been growing for the past two years here in San Ramon, CA (zone 9). First of all, most of my plants were planted in early spring, so they had a head start going into winter; some had 4-6 feet of trunk. Here's how they did:

First to start growing (late winter early spring):

Basjoo
Red Ensente

First to start growing (early spring):

Raja
Belle
Mysore
Misi Luki
D. Namwah
T. Orinoco

First to start growing (mid spring):

Nino
Ice Cream
D. Brazilian
CA Gold
D. Cavendish (protected 2' plants with bag and survived the winter)

Taking it's time coming out of dormancy:

Gold Finger

Died to the ground but signs of pups growing from corm:

Saba
Pelipeta
D. Orinoco (very odd. 4' trunk planted next to fence, maybe lack of winter sun killed it. Same thing happened to one of my Rajas last year. It was a nice mega pup I got from Mike in Antioc

.)

Bloomed early May:

Raja @ 7ft

New varieties to hit the ground from 5 gallon buckets:

FHIA 3
FHIA 18
Cardaba
Praying hands
Green Ensente

I'm looking forward to watching the Raja bananas develop, and the possibility of a few others to bloom.

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BackyardBananaCA Junior Member BackyardBananaCA's Photo Gallery Location: San Ramon, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 51 BananaBucks : 49,739 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Banana Update Hi All, I just wanted to share some of my experiences with the various banana varieties I've been growing for the past two years here in San Ramon, CA (zone 9). First of all, most of my plants were planted in early spring, so they had a head start going into winter; some had 4-6 feet of trunk. Here's how they did: First to start growing (late winter early spring): Basjoo Red Ensente First to start growing (early spring): Raja Belle Mysore Misi Luki D. Namwah T. Orinoco First to start growing (mid spring): Nino Ice Cream D. Brazilian CA Gold D. Cavendish (protected 2' plants with bag and survived the winter) Taking it's time coming out of dormancy: Gold Finger Died to the ground but signs of pups growing from corm: Saba Pelipeta D. Orinoco (very odd. 4' trunk planted next to fence, maybe lack of winter sun killed it. Same thing happened to one of my Rajas last year. It was a nice mega pup I got from Mike in Antioc .) Bloomed early May: Raja @ 7ft New varieties to hit the ground from 5 gallon buckets: FHIA 3 FHIA 18 Cardaba Praying hands Green Ensente I'm looking forward to watching the Raja bananas develop, and the possibility of a few others to bloom.