What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) - Page 40

robguz24 · 12-01-2013, 08:41 PM

My 1000 Fingers has two bunches. Flower emerged 8 and 6 weeks ago. The 8 week one (first 2 pics) has already stopped making fruit, but the 6 week one (3rd pic) is still going.

For comparison, the measly bunch I got from my first harvest off this mat. I began giving it far more sulfate of potash and it seemed to have helped.

JCA433 · 12-04-2013, 01:53 PM

The first pup from my first Namwa banana mat has inflorescence emerging.

robguz24 · 12-11-2013, 11:29 PM

3rd generation Double Mahoi, only single however, but a big bunch.

My first Dwarf Namwah. About 2 years to flower from a small pup closely planted and more shaded than most of the yard, or would have been faster.

Olafhenny · 12-17-2013, 12:04 AM

My wife has just made reservations at the classiest restaurant we have ever eaten in,
but because it is in Vietnam, it is very affordable, price wise comparable to a lower
mid-range place here in North America.

They sent us an a la carte menu with the confirmation. I got a giggle our of the first
appetizer listed:

“Chicken salad with banana blossom, steamed rice cake with dried shrimp and
roasted pork.” (that one is about $5.-)

The main courses range from $7.- to $ 21.-, the last price buys you:

Herb crusted rack of lamb
Australian rack of lamb served with mashed potato, ratatouille and red wine sauce

To get an idea of how snazzi the place is look here:
Our finest dining in Vietnam - a set on Flickr

This will be our third visit there. I am already licking my chops

Well, it is not "blooming in my garden", but it will be on my plate shortly

bananimal · 12-17-2013, 11:49 AM

My idea of top quality Vietnamese food is Bun Tom, Tit Nuong Cha Gio or Banh Xeo with Ca Phe Sua Da.

Lang Van restaurant, Charlotte, NC.

Air fare is cheaper and the food is wonderful.

Olafhenny · 12-17-2013, 02:37 PM

Even for me, coming from Canada, the air fare would be cheaper to Charlotte,
but if I want to stick around for a while, the savings in Vietnam catch up rapidly.

bananimal · 12-17-2013, 10:41 PM

I spent 9 months in south VietNam in 1970 and never ate VN food. Just army food. Had to wait till 1992 to find out how good it was on moving to NC. At least I got to use the Vietnamese I still remembered to place an order. lol

Olafhenny · 12-17-2013, 11:33 PM

Good for you!

English is my second language. I spoke another one (beside my native) well enough to
discuss any subject, but that was ½ century ago and I have not been back since. I also
can get simple ideas across in three or 4 others, but I have never even tried any of the
South East Asian languages, because the are tonal, rather than literal and I would be too
afraid to put my foot, where it does not belong.

Come think of it, we do have a Vietnamese restaurant less than 20 km (12 miles) from our
house, which was recommended to us by a Vietnamese couple, but it was disappointing.
They slapped the food on the plate, like everybody else does here, outside of expensive
eateries. Nothing of that artistic presentation, which you get in Vietnam even with 3
and 4 dollar dishes.

robguz24 · 12-23-2013, 08:48 PM

Gros Michel

2nd bunch currently blooming on my Tall Namwah mat

My First Dwarf Namwah

1000 Fingers. 3rd currently blooming on same mat. Amazing how small the inflorescence starts out.

Ice Cream falling over as usual. 1 month since bud emerged. They are basically bluish as soon as they form, and look nothing like the Dwarf Namwah fruit which is about 2 weeks behind it.

bananimal · 12-23-2013, 08:58 PM

Rob --- how come so many of your fruiting pstems are leaning to such a degree? Soil so dense that pups can't push laterally before emerging?

Everything looks real good otherwise.

crazy banana · 12-23-2013, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bananimal

Rob --- how come so many of your fruiting pstems are leaning to such a degree? Soil so dense that pups can't push laterally before emerging?

Everything looks real good otherwise.

It is my understanding ( and personal experience) that the "real deal" Blue Java is a "leaner".

robguz24 · 12-24-2013, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bananimal

Rob --- how come so many of your fruiting pstems are leaning to such a degree? Soil so dense that pups can't push laterally before emerging?

Everything looks real good otherwise.

All the Ice Creams lean, but this particular one blew over almost totally in a storm and is now propped up in 3 directions. I lose more than half my Ice Cream bunches due to this leaning. Sucrier is another big leaner, but not quite as bad. Namwah, Dwarf Namwah, and 1000 fingers lean some, but I've not had them topple over. My last 65lb Namwah bunch never even had to be propped up.

It's bits of soil amongst chunks of lava rock with mulch on top! But pups just push the rock out of the way. It's kind of amazing. But what also tends to happen is mats rise, because they can't push the rock down. With Ice Creams, I've even totally replanted them deeper, and they still always need to be propped.

Here is what my lot was like when I started, and what it is like below anything I plant. The 2nd picture is the hole left once I removed another Ice Cream that fell over.

ez · 12-29-2013, 06:38 PM

This is what I call Manzano I believe it's a sport or mutation because of the height, this plant 8'9" p-stem. The bunch consist of only 6 hands, 5 have 14 to 15 fingers and one with 10 a total of 82 fingers.

Nicolas Naranja · 01-01-2014, 05:42 PM

Gros Michel...Finally!

crazy banana · 01-01-2014, 07:46 PM

Nicolas, what is the source of your Gros Michel? Was it a TC from Agristart?
Congrats on the nice bloom.

servatusprime · 01-03-2014, 07:29 PM

Just got back from seeing the family and I got two Christmas presents outside- Blooms on my Double Mahoi and SH 3640!!!

I can't get a decent photo on the Double Mahoi, but here is my SH 3640.....

The odd thing to me is that it is blooming at +/- 6.5' and was a little fat pup about 6 months ago. I wish I had a picture, but it wasn't more than a foot tall. I shouldn't have a case of mistaken variety because I got this one from a very respected source.

JCA433 · 01-09-2014, 08:27 PM

My Goldfinger banana has flowered!

Nicolas Naranja · 01-09-2014, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazy banana

Nicolas, what is the source of your Gros Michel? Was it a TC from Agristart?
Congrats on the nice bloom.

Yes, from 2012

JCA433 · 01-12-2014, 05:23 PM

Namwa banana flower emerging.

I_GROWER · 01-16-2014, 11:30 PM

Stumbled upon this Guy at the Disney Magic Kingdom

Pic taken dec 25 2013

It's a small world after all

12-01-2013, 08:41 PM	#781 (permalink)
robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 267,512 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) My 1000 Fingers has two bunches. Flower emerged 8 and 6 weeks ago. The 8 week one (first 2 pics) has already stopped making fruit, but the 6 week one (3rd pic) is still going. For comparison, the measly bunch I got from my first harvest off this mat. I began giving it far more sulfate of potash and it seemed to have helped. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage Last edited by robguz24 : 12-01-2013 at 09:02 PM.

12-04-2013, 01:53 PM	#782 (permalink)
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12-11-2013, 11:29 PM	#783 (permalink)
robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 267,512 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) 3rd generation Double Mahoi, only single however, but a big bunch. My first Dwarf Namwah. About 2 years to flower from a small pup closely planted and more shaded than most of the yard, or would have been faster. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

12-17-2013, 12:04 AM	#784 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 251,229 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Chicken salad with banana blossom My wife has just made reservations at the classiest restaurant we have ever eaten in, but because it is in Vietnam, it is very affordable, price wise comparable to a lower mid-range place here in North America. They sent us an a la carte menu with the confirmation. I got a giggle our of the first appetizer listed: “Chicken salad with banana blossom, steamed rice cake with dried shrimp and roasted pork.” (that one is about $5.-) The main courses range from $7.- to $ 21.-, the last price buys you: Herb crusted rack of lamb Australian rack of lamb served with mashed potato, ratatouille and red wine sauce To get an idea of how snazzi the place is look here: Our finest dining in Vietnam - a set on Flickr This will be our third visit there. I am already licking my chops Well, it is not "blooming in my garden", but it will be on my plate shortly __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.

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12-17-2013, 02:37 PM	#786 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 251,229 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) Even for me, coming from Canada, the air fare would be cheaper to Charlotte, but if I want to stick around for a while, the savings in Vietnam catch up rapidly. __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.

12-17-2013, 10:41 PM	#787 (permalink)
bananimal Member bananimal's Photo Gallery Location: Port St Lucie, Fla Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Dan Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,512 BananaBucks : 570,710 Feedback: 12 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,688 Times Was Thanked 4,979 Times in 1,509 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 191 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) I spent 9 months in south VietNam in 1970 and never ate VN food. Just army food. Had to wait till 1992 to find out how good it was on moving to NC. At least I got to use the Vietnamese I still remembered to place an order. lol Last edited by bananimal : 12-17-2013 at 10:43 PM.

12-17-2013, 11:33 PM	#788 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 251,229 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) Good for you! English is my second language. I spoke another one (beside my native) well enough to discuss any subject, but that was ½ century ago and I have not been back since. I also can get simple ideas across in three or 4 others, but I have never even tried any of the South East Asian languages, because the are tonal, rather than literal and I would be too afraid to put my foot, where it does not belong. Come think of it, we do have a Vietnamese restaurant less than 20 km (12 miles) from our house, which was recommended to us by a Vietnamese couple, but it was disappointing. They slapped the food on the plate, like everybody else does here, outside of expensive eateries. Nothing of that artistic presentation, which you get in Vietnam even with 3 and 4 dollar dishes. __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.

12-23-2013, 08:48 PM	#789 (permalink)
robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 267,512 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) Gros Michel 2nd bunch currently blooming on my Tall Namwah mat My First Dwarf Namwah 1000 Fingers. 3rd currently blooming on same mat. Amazing how small the inflorescence starts out. Ice Cream falling over as usual. 1 month since bud emerged. They are basically bluish as soon as they form, and look nothing like the Dwarf Namwah fruit which is about 2 weeks behind it. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

12-23-2013, 08:58 PM	#790 (permalink)
bananimal Member bananimal's Photo Gallery Location: Port St Lucie, Fla Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Dan Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,512 BananaBucks : 570,710 Feedback: 12 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,688 Times Was Thanked 4,979 Times in 1,509 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 191 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) Rob --- how come so many of your fruiting pstems are leaning to such a degree? Soil so dense that pups can't push laterally before emerging? Everything looks real good otherwise.

12-29-2013, 06:38 PM	#793 (permalink)
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01-01-2014, 05:42 PM	#794 (permalink)
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