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Old 06-14-2011, 12:04 PM   #117 (permalink)
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Default Re: Time to separate the pups for the Spring

These pups are certainly old enough to have their own corms and roots and not dying from separation. If you feel uncomfortable removing them,you can gently remove the soil between the pup to be removed and the mother plant,find the connection of the pup to the motherplant and generally see its corm,roots,etc before removing. Pups that have developed corms of their own dont need roots to survive,although they will certainly start growing earlier and retain some of their leafs if enough roots are preserved during removal and potting up. But they survive anyway,with their only lethal enemy being overwatering and cool weather,both of which can lead to rot...
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