Excited my First Lakatan (Lacatan) Banana from Our Farm
There is something super special about eating food grown organically on your own land. We grow several different varieties of bananas, but this is the first time we harvested Lakatans and they are one of my favorites because of the rich flavor and decent size of the fruit.
Wikipedia
The Lakatan banana is a diploid (AA) cultivar.[2]
Its official designation is Musa acuminata (AA Group) 'Lakatan'.
Synonyms include:
Musa x paradisiaca L. ssp. sapientum (L.) Kuntze var. lacatan Blanco
Musa acuminata Colla (Cavendish Group) cv. 'Lacatan'
The Cavendish cultivar Masak Hijau is also called "Lacatan" in Latin America and the West Indies. The latter is known as "Bungulan" in the Philippines. To avoid confusion, the Philippine Lakatan is usually spelled with a 'k' in botanical literature, while Masak Hijau is usually spelled with a 'c' (Lacatan)[3] or simply called "Jamaican Lacatan".[2]
Description
Lakatan typically grow to a height of five to nine feet. The fruits can be harvested 8 to 12 months after planting. Lakatan is susceptible to the Banana Bunchy Top virus.
Lakatan fruits are longer and thicker-skinned than the Latundan bananas and turn a characteristic yellow-orange when ripe.[4]
Uses
Lakatan is the most popular dessert banana in the Philippines. It is more expensive than the more common Latundan and Cavendish bananas. Both Latundan and Lakatan, however, are preferred by Filipinos over Cavendish.
They have higher β-Carotene content than other banana cultivars.[5]
At my wife’s @ronafe advice, when harvesting the banana, I cut the bunch of bananas off above where there is a natural hook in the plant. This is how the bananas are readily hanging outside of our kitchen.
I also think it is great that all of the fruit doesn’t ripen at the same time. Generally they begin at the top and gradually ripen towards the bottom.
I noticed a line already drawn where you can cut one bunch of bananas from the main trunk.
I estimate around 100 delicious and nutritious bananas from this harvest.
Very yellow and very yummy!
Thank you for stopping in,
Daddy William
Very good post you won the Gogreenbuddy contest! Max upvote for you!
Thank you so much!
How awesome to harvest your own produce ~ especially BANANAS! 🍌 😁
It was incredible to have this hanging there outside of our kitchen. If you wanted a snack it was sitting there vending bananas any time. They started to ripen at the top and worked their way to the bottom over about 2 1/2 weeks. These are some of the best tasting and high in beta carotene. More than other varieties of bananas.
Thanks for checking it out.
Keep working hard like this
Thank you!
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