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Darkman · 10-03-2016, 04:11 PM

If the pot is really large....

IMHO the best way is to use a trenching shovel that you have sharpened with a file or wheel. With the blade not handle, held vertically make plunge cuts between the pup and the mother P-stem. Once you have severed it from the corm you can them finish circling the pup staying about one foot away loosening the soil. The pup should then pull free easily and have good roots.

WHY TRENCHING SHOVEL?

Some bananas send out pups fairly deep from the mat and you'll need the extra depth the trenching shovel will give you. Be sure to sharpen the shovel. The corm can be very hard and it may require several plunge cuts to completely sever it from the mat!

SINCE YOU ARE IN A POT

and I'm assuming it is not a huge pot then probably a smaller stiff serrated knife may be your best tool!

10-03-2016, 04:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
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