Have you started hoarding bananas yet?

Yes, We Have No Bananas.

Worry not!
The magic hand of the capitalist wizardry will surely find a solution!
The disease has no choice but to kneel before the will of the “free market”

That was cited in the article as a product of the first banana shortage, @marinelife, when all the good bananas died.

Yes, Istubro, and it could now happen again!

The best banana I ever ate was a small, perfumed one that I got locally in Hawaii (a fruit paradise). Like the guava, this banana was not suitable for shipping and thus not commercialized. What is done for convenience by growers and shippers really lessens the quality of the produce that we get.

I would think trying to hoard bananas would be as fruitless as trying to herd cats!

What’s the point they have a very limited life as is , unless your very good at making banana bread.

I haven’t read the article in the link but I’m surprised there’s not yet a GMO banana that is disease resistant.

Nope. I’m not terribly fond of bananas anyway, so it’s no great loss to me.

However, this is something that happens whenever a market is so focused on a single species. Someone will make a new hybrid species that isn’t susceptible to the disease, and we’ll have a new favorite banana before you know it.

@jca , read the article. It will take care of your surprise.

FYI, you can mash and freeze over-ripe bananas for recipes. I had a soft banana oatmeal cookie recipe, and I’d mash a lot of bananas at once, then freeze them measured for the recipe.

Ahahahahahahahah!

As if hoarding would do any good. Bananas spoil rather easily, and as far as I know, the only way you can store them for a long time is in bread. Banana bread.

I guess I will switch to kiwi. I am going to start some kiwi vines this year. I was unaware they could survive winter. Now that I know, I am going to give them a go. Supposedly the vines are quite fragrant and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. I am excited to try this. Apparently it takes a couple of years to have fruit, and the wait will be hard.
I am curious what it would do to honey.
Kiwi are high in potassium. If I can grow them myself, that will be so neat.
Apparently the vines are slow growth start, so I am going to start the seed planting right away. There are planting and care vids available on the Tube.
In the meantime, I hope they can find a solution to the bananananan issue.
Going bananas

We had Kiwis in Connecticut, two female bushes and one male. They covered an elevated frame that was 20 feet by 25 feet and 7 feet in the air.

Awesome! I will depend on you for some tips. Were you happy with them?

Yes they are different from the ones you buy in the store. But we ended up giving them away, we had so many.

I’m down with sharing! :-)

Have you ever grown kiwi fruit at home, or do you have any tips or pointers for successfully growing kiwi fruit?