I finally go to eat a FHIA-17

Nicolas Naranja · 10-09-2012, 07:39 PM

Like the thread says I finally got to eat a FHIA-17. I had 100 of them planted at my old farm and never got to harvest a single one. I had 2 at my house and 2 years later I finally got to eat one. That's right 2 years from planting to harvest. It tastes a lot like a cavendish banana. The green life is forever, I harvested the bunch on October 1st and I still have green fruit left over. This bunch was rather small. It had 6 hands and weighed 20 lbs. The fruit was 7 inches long and 34mm in diameter. The other FHIA-17 at my house has a much larger bunch.

blownz281 · 10-09-2012, 08:52 PM

Better then nothing I guess?

Nicolas Naranja · 10-09-2012, 09:43 PM

I suppose I am spoiled, you guys up north would probably like to just have bananas. I am accustomed to having 30-40 lbs of bananas a little over a year after planting.

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Originally Posted by blownz281

Better then nothing I guess?

venturabananas · 10-09-2012, 09:44 PM

I've only had them when they were overripe, and they were not very impressive, well, frankly, not good. Think of that overripe Cavendish flavor, but more intense.

Nicolas Naranja · 10-10-2012, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas

I've only had them when they were overripe, and they were not very impressive, well, frankly, not good. Think of that overripe Cavendish flavor, but more intense.

I ate them at the same stage I would eat a cavendish, fully yellow no brown spots.

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