pics of my musa bajoo with pups!
 

it started a sad life wilting and i thought that was it, but its happy now, and been growing lots! it also has put out 2 pups and i see another tiny pup.

my q1 is do i let these pups keep growing before cutting them off?

q2. it is in a shelterd spot mostly semi-shady but doing ok do u think i should move it when splitting my pups?

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I would let them get bigger before seperating them. Maybe 2-3 foot tall.

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I would move it, because you can damage the roots.
The pups should be grow up to half a meter before separating them. They will be stronger an grow faster.

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First of all Parkeey, why do you want to separate the pups from the mother? If you are tight on space, I would move the whole bunch before even thinking about separating them. If you are not, I wouldn't separate them at all. Too many folks think they have to separate the pups and move them to get a nice mat. Let me be the one to tell you, you will get a much larger and healthier mat a lot quicker if you leave them to grow on their own.
If they are in a semi shaded spot, I would move them to a more sunnier location and water them like there is no tomorrow. Within no time, you will have a large mat, (like at least 100 sq.ft. within a couple of years, depending on where you are located and how much you water and fert them.) Best of luck in whatever you decide....

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take it from a newbie here....basjoos pup like crazy! wait til they get at least 1-2 ft tall( if there is no perticular reason to move them.) i have one growing in afternoon shade. its just growing a little slower then the rest of my basjoos. but on the flip side she has 7 pups on her. look at randys gallery and see what his have done in, what is it 3 yrs?

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In three years, they will look like this. This mat started with three tissue cultured plants no higher than 8 inches! You may even get bananas if you have patience!

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ok just another newbie question.....oronicos bloom only purple flowers and basjoos bloom yellow? ummmmm what color flower does a saba bloom? and what about a dwarf oronico???

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Austin-I know you posted that pic before, but I gotta tell you what a beautiful clump. Next year mine will be 3 years old; hope it looks half as nice as yours.

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holly mother wowwwwwwwwwww i love these cant wait if they get this big be over the moon, awsome i aint touching them! i think i may have to move to give it more room then lol austin will they get like this in the uk??? im near london