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Valor_X · 05-31-2021, 11:45 AM

So everyone usually agrees that removing excess suckers allows the main plant(s) to grow better by allowing the corm to focus more energy on it.

But what about getting the corm to grow faster...
I have a theory that leaving the Mat alone allows the corm to grow much faster by getting way more energy from all the plants combined because it essentially creates a giant solar array. Am I correct in this?

I'm testing this out, I have a couple new Orinoco Mats I started last year from single suckers.
One of my mats is completely untouched and is growing at an unprecedented rate even after dying back this crazy winter.

It started off with a main plant and 2 water suckers. Now it has 9 plants growing and the last 5 plants have all been sword suckers meaning the corm has grown a lot and has plenty of energy. Banana growth on all the plants has seemed unaffected and just keeps skyrocketing. I've left all water suckers on and while they started off growing slowly they have now picked up the pace. I can only imagine the corm has grown a ton.

So am I correct in this theory?

05-31-2021, 11:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Valor_X Location: Texas Zone: 9A Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 701 BananaBucks : 79,857 Feedback: 1 / 67% Said "Thanks" 1,203 Times Was Thanked 1,275 Times in 489 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 44 Times	Question about Banana Mats/Corms So everyone usually agrees that removing excess suckers allows the main plant(s) to grow better by allowing the corm to focus more energy on it. But what about getting the corm to grow faster... I have a theory that leaving the Mat alone allows the corm to grow much faster by getting way more energy from all the plants combined because it essentially creates a giant solar array. Am I correct in this? I'm testing this out, I have a couple new Orinoco Mats I started last year from single suckers. One of my mats is completely untouched and is growing at an unprecedented rate even after dying back this crazy winter. It started off with a main plant and 2 water suckers. Now it has 9 plants growing and the last 5 plants have all been sword suckers meaning the corm has grown a lot and has plenty of energy. Banana growth on all the plants has seemed unaffected and just keeps skyrocketing. I've left all water suckers on and while they started off growing slowly they have now picked up the pace. I can only imagine the corm has grown a ton. So am I correct in this theory? __________________ Varieties I'm Growing From Corm/Pup Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart Plantains Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn From TC Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol Last edited by Valor_X : 05-31-2021 at 08:40 PM.