Difference between "Grand nain" & "rajapuri"? Pics inside

vaindioux · 09-28-2008, 05:37 PM

Hi

Lots of questions below so fasten your seat belt, please answer one or all.

1)Can anyone tell me how to differentiate these 2 bananas. I always hear to wait until bananas flower to ID them but my "Musa grand nain" & "Musa rajapuri" flowers seem very similar to me.

2)Also it's getting colder and these 2 will go back in the basement again soon, what shall I do with the trunks that had bananas, won't they die? Shall I cut the trunks as low to the corm as possible for winter storage (The corm gets stored, the trunk is discarded.)?

3)what shall I do with the non matured bananas when November comes ? Shall I cut the stalk and place it in a bucket of water, will that bring them to maturity?

I am in Atlanta and those are my first flowering bananas, I am thrilled.

Musa Grand nain

Musa Grand nain 2

Musa Rajapuri

Musa Rajapuri 2

Thanks a lot

Patrick

kaczercat · 10-21-2008, 07:59 PM

wow i am surprised u can get them to fruit there. outside,good job!

Chironex · 10-22-2008, 01:26 AM

Very nice! I don't know what to tell you about the fruiting plants. I think that it's great you got them to fruit, but perhaps your season is just a bit too short to ripen them. If they're in the ground, you might have to build a shelter around them to keep them warm enough to ripen. Best of luck, if I lived closer, i would come over and help you build it.

stumpy4700 · 10-22-2008, 05:29 AM

Great Job

vaindioux · 10-22-2008, 06:22 PM

Hi

Thanks for the kind words. I just chopped them down last week-end and stored the corms. I have 3 pups already on the corms including a huge one, so the future looks bright.

Thanks again

Patrick

09-28-2008, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
vaindioux Junior Member vaindioux's Photo Gallery Location: Atlanta GA Zone: 7a-b Name: Pat Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 103 BananaBucks : 79,968 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 58 Times in 27 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Difference between "Grand nain" & "rajapuri"? Pics inside Hi Lots of questions below so fasten your seat belt, please answer one or all. 1)Can anyone tell me how to differentiate these 2 bananas. I always hear to wait until bananas flower to ID them but my "Musa grand nain" & "Musa rajapuri" flowers seem very similar to me. 2)Also it's getting colder and these 2 will go back in the basement again soon, what shall I do with the trunks that had bananas, won't they die? Shall I cut the trunks as low to the corm as possible for winter storage (The corm gets stored, the trunk is discarded.)? 3)what shall I do with the non matured bananas when November comes ? Shall I cut the stalk and place it in a bucket of water, will that bring them to maturity? I am in Atlanta and those are my first flowering bananas, I am thrilled. Musa Grand nain Musa Grand nain 2 Musa Rajapuri Musa Rajapuri 2 Thanks a lot Patrick

10-21-2008, 07:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
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10-22-2008, 05:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
stumpy4700 Going Ape for Bananas stumpy4700 's Photo Gallery Location: Satellite Beach, Fla Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 10 Name: Stumpy-----a.k.a Jeff Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,194 BananaBucks : 38,369 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,353 Times Was Thanked 678 Times in 349 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,300 Times	Re: Difference between "Grand nain" & "rajapuri"? Pics inside Great Job

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vaindioux Junior Member vaindioux's Photo Gallery Location: Atlanta GA Zone: 7a-b Name: Pat Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 103 BananaBucks : 79,968 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 58 Times in 27 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Difference between "Grand nain" & "rajapuri"? Pics inside Hi Thanks for the kind words. I just chopped them down last week-end and stored the corms. I have 3 pups already on the corms including a huge one, so the future looks bright. Thanks again Patrick

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