Gabe15

I would recommend shipping without soil, and if it is a pup (not TC), then without roots as well. It does not hurt the plant and you can reduce or eliminate the accidental transfer of pathogenic critters and fungi that may be in the soil. In general, its not a good idea to ship soil unless its absolutely necessary, in the case of banana pups, it is not needed at all. I usually wash off all the soil, cut off the roots, trim the leaves and wrap the corm in moist paper towels and put a plastic bag around the corm only and tie it off around the pseudostem.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.