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Old 04-18-2016, 05:37 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Does daughter pup contribute to mother?

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Originally Posted by Mudturkle View Post
I have a Brazilian that almost fruited before winter. When winter started I wrapped the p-stem with insulation and plastic after removing most of the leaves. (I figured they would freeze anyway without a heat source and made it easier to wrap.) This spring it started growing again, but only made 3 leaves before making a flag leaf. Question: Is it going to be able to make a normal bunch with only 3 leaves? Also, the daughter pup is growing rapidly. Since it is still attached to the mother, will it be able to contribute nutrients to the mother and allow at least a semi-normal bunch of bananas?
I wouldn't worry. 3 leaves is enough. Some succeded with only 1 leaf.
Let the pup be. If you seperate it, you will probably stress the plant and that wouldn't be good. It's going to replace the mother after it's done fruiting.
Let nature do it's thing...
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