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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Banana Catalog (TARS/Brian Irish) </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Fantastic resource! File is large and can be slow to load</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://sun.ars-grin.gov/may/documents/CatalogFinal-v1.0-web.pdf">http://sun.ars-grin.gov/may/documents/CatalogFinal-v1.0-web.pdf</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Banana Forum</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Great place to ask questions and trade plants</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://bananas.org/">bananas.org<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #2323c8;"></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Good search feature to learn more about bananas</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Primarily in Spanish but second link has fact sheets in English</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fhia.org.hn/">http://fhia.org.hn<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #1823ce;"></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.fhia.org.hn/htdocs/banano_y_platano.html">http://www.fhia.org.hn/htdocs/banano_y_platano.html<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #1823ce;"></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Banana Nutritional Deficiencies</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">This site has great photos (note fig. 22 shows Sigatoka fungus damage)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.haifa-group.com/files/Guides/Banana.pdf">http://www.haifa-group.com/files/Guides/Banana.pdf<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #1823ce;"></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>IFAS Information on Growing Bananas in Florida</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Banana Fertilizer (if not using compost circles and wood ash)</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0433ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.diamond-r.com/">http://www.diamond-r.com</a> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">The Homestead, FL location carries banana fertilizer</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Banana Macro Propagation</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Books About Bananas</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RWRCGT2/?ref=exp_sulcatagrove_dp_vv_d" target="_blank">The World of Bananas in Hawaii - Kepler/Rust</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3aJx1dv" target="_blank">The Complete Book of Bananas - Lessard</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0967854016/?ref=exp_sulcatagrove_dp_vv_d" target="_blank">Bananas You Can Grow - Waddick/Stokes</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1845936582/?ref=exp_sulcatagrove_dp_vv_d" target="_blank">Bananas and Plantains - Robinson/Galan Sauco</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3128mfI" target="_blank">Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World - Koeppel</a></span></div>
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Even though we lost our largest crop of bananas during Hurricane Irma, we were able to harvest a small bunch of dwarf red prior to the storm and a decent sized bunch of Saba Bananas was caught up in the falling banana plants and was mature enough to ripen. </div>
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Thankfully, even though we will be set back on fruit, we didn't lose any banana plant varieties because bananas are not trees - they grow from a corm and send up "pups" which develop into new plants which will fruit once and then die.<br />
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While we lost some fruit and fruit trees during Hurricane Irma, many places lost much more. If you are interested in volunteering or donating to help other rare fruit tree farms, some places to consider are <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/grimal-grove-hurricane-irma-relief" target="_blank">Grimal Grove on Big Pine Key</a>, <a href="https://www.echonet.org/" target="_blank">ECHO in Ft Myers</a>, and <a href="http://redlandfruitandspice.com/" target="_blank">Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead</a>.<br />
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Craig and I decided to once again celebrate our anniversary with a trip to Homestead, Florida - the fruit capital of Florida.<br />
We left our farm at 5am so we could arrive at Fruit and Spice Park at 9am. Arriving early gives access to the most fallen fruits to sample. We arrived at 9am and headed straight for the mangos in the back of the park. We started with the Po Pyu Kalay mangos - one of our favorites. We will post some videos of the mangos we tasted while at the park. You can subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdZq-3v_ACUU8vNOAEGTZg" target="_blank">YouTube channel here</a>.<br />
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We then headed over to the cinnamon apple tree near the smaller greenhouse at the park. On the way, we came upon the Redland white sapote tree. Much of the fruit was damaged, but still delicious. I love the fruit - it is so perfumey. Craig much prefers Smathers and the seedling white sapote which is in the same area. We then continued on our way to the cinnamon apple tree. Much to my delight, there was one perfectly ripe, dropped cinnamon apple on the ground. In the past, I have only been able to taste fruit which was half eaten by insects.<br />
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We then took the 10am tour. We've taken a tour each trip to Homestead - each with a different guide - but all wonderful. We learn something new each time and are able to taste new fruits. This time, we were showed the Rhedia tree which has sweet fruit - in the past, we had only tried the sour fruits from one of the other trees. During the tour, we noticed the a'ea'e banana in the large greenhouse had ripe fruit on it. The new manager of the park was willing to have the bunch cut down after we asked.<br />
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Our next stop was just right down the road. We went to the USDA Subtropical Research Station to pick up some plant material. Craig was able to find the jackfruit tree he ate the fruit off of during the fruit fly program last summer. The fruit was very unique and tasted a lot like butterscotch. The rag was edible and there was very low latex. He cut and bagged budwood to graft once we arrived back home.<br />
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The next morning, we had the pleasure of meeting up with Noris Ledesma at the Fairchild Farm. She brought out a beautiful box of Indian mangos shipped from India - and told us the story of the farm where they are grown. We were given one of the mangos and a bag of other mangos and mamey fruit. We headed out to the grove and looked at the beautifully pruned mango trees on the farm after walking through the beautiful arches of Rose Apple. Meeting with Noris is the highlight of our trips to Homestead.<br />
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Afterwards, we headed back to Fruit and Spice Park to sample more fruits before visiting our friend Don Chafin at his banana farm, Going Bananas. We enjoyed catching up, sampling bananas, and viewing the grove. We also picked up a jar of honey to bring back to my parents as a thank you for helping at our farm in our absence. My dad loves honey!<br />
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Friday afternoon, we stopped at Brothers Fruit Stand for Guanabana fruit and later to one of the many orchid stands along Krome Ave to pick up some orchids.<br />
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Saturday morning, started out with a great three hour class at Fairchild Farm taught by Noris. The class started with a sophisticated mango tasting. Noris shared with us how she learned about sophisticated tastings (think wine tastings) through a class on art of chocolate tasting in Europe. She did a great job of teaching us about setting up tastings according to geographical location of the fruit, smells, and comparative tasting. Such a treat! We then learned about growing mangos in Florida. Noris is growing organically at her farm and shared the difficulty being faced by fruit farmers in Florida due to low cost, imported fruit from Mexico. We learned about the cancer causing chemicals being used in Mexico to induce off season production, to satisfy the desire for typically seasonal fruits to be available year round. Florida fruit farmers are having to add value to fruit through tastings, better marketing, and niche markets. The class finished with a tour of the grove.<br />
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We then headed to Lara Farms to drop off some of our Purple Ambrosia passion fruit vines and picked up some loquat scions Craig had been wanting and some fruit trees. We then stopped at Pine Island Nursery to pick up some different jackfruit tree varieties.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">We ended Saturday night with our first dinner out the whole trip. We stopped at a fantastic Mexican restaurant in Homestead -<a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-rincon-de-jalisco-homestead" target="_blank">El Rincon de Jalisco.</a></span></div>
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Once we arrived home, we had much more work ahead of us. Craig grafted all of the scions we collected onto rootstock we had at our farm while I potted up fruit trees we brought, planted coconuts, and placed orchids under our oak tree.<br />
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I also collected all of the passion fruit which had dropped while we were gone and packed some up for some of our fruit customers. It was great to come home to ripening lychees too!<br />
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Very thankful to my parents and our girls who took care of the farm while we were gone - gathering eggs each day, watering potted plants, and collecting dropped mangos.<br />
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This is why it is important not to judge a cultivar off on one season's fruit. Last year, our Cogshall mangos were great. This year, we had a major drought and most of our mango trees had 2-3 bloom cycles. Valerie is brutally honest with her thoughts on this mango.<br />
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Our honey is tested by the Florida Dept. of Agriculture and is free of all the chemicals they test for including two commonly found antibiotics. Reports can be read <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By5MxVu5hHfhVDdFYkpLaUQtTjA/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By5MxVu5hHfhMjdJam53NXh6cEU" target="_blank">here</a>. This is important because some beekeepers are using chemicals in their hives to help prevent or treat diseases and pests. We also do not use any pesticides on our farm and the county mosquito control does not spray our property or do aerial spraying over our home.<br />
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Once again, Craig and I celebrated our anniversary in Homestead. Our hotel points allowed us to stay in the area for free again. This year, we went down a little later because of the late ripening of Mangos in Florida. Our trip happened to fall on the same weekend as the fruit festival at Fruit and Spice Park. </div>
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Of course, we arrived as soon as they opened and headed straight back to the rows of mango trees. Sadly, there were no ripe PPK mangos (our favorite). However, we were able to eat quite a few delicious, and some not as delicious, mangos. As always, we brought a sharp knife. Due to my mango sap allergy, Craig has to do all of the mango cutting.<br />
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After the mangos, we looked at the avocado trees, then headed over the some dropped coconuts. Again, the knife came in handy as we broke into the coconuts and drank fresh coconut water - very refreshing. </div>
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As we walked along the path, we came across a Redland White Sapote. This was too perfumy tasting for Craig, but I loved it! Best white sapote I have ever eaten. I am going to be sure to treat the one I have growing in our yard a bit better. So good!</div>
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With our visit coinciding with the Redland Fruit Festival, we were able to see the beautiful display of mangos. </div>
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I think we ended up eating lunch here every day after having breakfast in the park. We tried a few different items and all were delicious. The best part were the fresh mango smoothies - only ones to rival what I can make at home. </div>
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We plan our anniversary trip in June, rather than May because of the overlap for lychees and mangos. We purchased several pounds of lychees while in Homestead. </div>
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Cinnamon Apple! We found another area in the park where these are growing. </div>
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While in Homestead, we paid another visit to Going Bananas. Don and Katie are always so welcoming and so much fun to talk with. </div>
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They have the most beautifully pruned lychee trees!</div>
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Lots of Bananas to sample this time - below are Manini/A'ea'e</div>
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These Praying Hands Bananas are the best tasting bananas we have ever had - tasted like Banana custard with vanilla. </div>
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Happy 21st Anniversary to us! So thankful to be married to someone who shares many of my same interests. </div>
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Redhead Agamas are everywhere at Fairchild Gardens</div>
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Now this was a crazy palm - wish I could grow this - the fruits have a very strong aroma of Salt Water Taffy. </div>
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Our final day, we had planned to go to Fruit and Spice Park to take the tour. There was so much lightning and rain, that the park told us we might not want to enter. We promised to be careful and they allowed us to go in but no tours today. Since it was our breakfast time, we headed to the mango trees. Thankfully, the greenhouse was nearby so we could get out of the rain while cutting up mangos. </div>
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We exited absolutely soaked. Everyone was so nice and the park manager told us there was no charge for our visit that day :)</div>
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Our last planned stop was at the Subtropical Research Station - GRIN. We had requested some banana plants and thankfully, they had them ready up from for us. No tour, due to the rain, but thankfully that we were able to pickup what we wanted. </div>
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We headed back home with a van full of grafted fruit trees from a few nurseries we visited on the way, an orchid I purchased on the side of the road, some jackfruits, coconuts and other goodies. <script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Sulcata Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08374278180433102104noreply@blogger.com0