2 Quick questions.....
 

This is the current status of a SH-3640.Should I help it? Whats going on?:confused:



question number 2...I am trying to keep pups from growing by cutting them off,the result is they came back.I really do not want to hurt the mother plant....Should I remove them or keep cutting them off?


Thanks,
Frank

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As long as it is growing (SH-3640), dont worry about it, it will fix itself.

As for cutting off pups, you need to remove the corm underground not just cut off the pups, this is the only way.

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Just let the sh3640 take its' course.

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I agree with Gabe and Pitangadiego, just let it work it out on its own.

With regards to the pup removal question: If you do not want to have to keep cutting them every few weeks, the way I like to do it so you do as little damage as possible to the mother plant is the following. Remove the pup with a horizontal cut just at or slightly below ground level at the base of the pup. At this point you may be able to see the meristem (or growth point) for the pup. If you dig out the meristem and do not penetrate very deeply into the corm, you will not do a lot of damage to the mother plant but the pup will not come back. You can also pack a little dig onto the cut surface of the corm to help the healing process and keep out rain, etc.

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I would remove the pup with a small amount of corm. If it lives then its a bonus and you have another plant. If not, then you lost nothing because you want to stop the pup from growing on the mother and you have done that.

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The commercial growers that I've seen just whack them down with a machete. It depends what you're trying to achieve.

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thanks for the help ,fellow members.I will leave the leaf alone.