Question about Pup

kellbrad · 05-03-2023, 01:27 AM

Hello, my Banana people! So I investigated my first plant that I tried to plant in the ground and cut the stem down and wait over the mild winter we had here (except for at the end the temp dipped to like 12 F one night... anyhow, It appears as though the mother corm got root rot but it had a pup growing off of it so I dug up the whole thing, cleaned off the pup, removed any dark stuff, rinsed it and cut off dark roots. I don't know how to keep it overnight until I can plant it in a new spot in AM. I wrapped it in paper towels, any advice would be appreciated. THANKS!

Update: so I found some cactus epsoma soil and put the little plant plus chunk of healthy corm in that it was still attached to. Any advice or questions are welcome, thank you!!!! xoxo

wstrickland1 · 05-03-2023, 07:58 AM

I'm no expert but I'd have just let it roll. I have been in "don't give a rip" mode this year because of a potential move and didn't cover, mulch, protect or pamper anything. Everything grew back, even stuff left out in pots. Except for the dwarf reds that is, they be gone. Everything else is growing right out of the mushy nastiness like a champ. I'm in Charleston and the end of December got super cold then we got another blast in February (I think) so they saw some cold.

kellbrad · 05-03-2023, 03:35 PM

Yeah, I hear ya. I grew this one in one summer from a leaf on a stick to a monstrosity HUGE TALL plant "Tree" and it outgrew its HUGMONGO pot so we planted it and did all the stuff, the black cow, the perlite, cut it diagonal at the base and added the mulch mound and I covered it with a special cover and winter came and I noticed it was GROWING BACK when I peaked at it. So, we had the cold rain, but I swear that crazy night in Feb where the temp dropped is what did it. I also have kept a super dwarf in the garage all winter, and it seems to still be happy, the first one I killed I overwatered. I'm obsessed with the idea of growing some bananas, though. It has become a mission. hahaha

05-03-2023, 01:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
kellbrad Location: South Carolina Find me on the map! Zone: 8A Name: KELLY Join Date: Oct 2021 Posts: 34 BananaBucks : 5,592 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 57 Times Was Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Question about Pup Hello, my Banana people! So I investigated my first plant that I tried to plant in the ground and cut the stem down and wait over the mild winter we had here (except for at the end the temp dipped to like 12 F one night... anyhow, It appears as though the mother corm got root rot but it had a pup growing off of it so I dug up the whole thing, cleaned off the pup, removed any dark stuff, rinsed it and cut off dark roots. I don't know how to keep it overnight until I can plant it in a new spot in AM. I wrapped it in paper towels, any advice would be appreciated. THANKS! Update: so I found some cactus epsoma soil and put the little plant plus chunk of healthy corm in that it was still attached to. Any advice or questions are welcome, thank you!!!! xoxo Last edited by kellbrad : 05-03-2023 at 04:41 AM. Reason: update

05-03-2023, 07:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
wstrickland1 Location: Charleston, SC Zone: 8-B Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 964 BananaBucks : 53,742 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 306 Times Was Thanked 1,424 Times in 593 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Question about Pup I'm no expert but I'd have just let it roll. I have been in "don't give a rip" mode this year because of a potential move and didn't cover, mulch, protect or pamper anything. Everything grew back, even stuff left out in pots. Except for the dwarf reds that is, they be gone. Everything else is growing right out of the mushy nastiness like a champ. I'm in Charleston and the end of December got super cold then we got another blast in February (I think) so they saw some cold.

05-03-2023, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
kellbrad Location: South Carolina Find me on the map! Zone: 8A Name: KELLY Join Date: Oct 2021 Posts: 34 BananaBucks : 5,592 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 57 Times Was Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Question about Pup Yeah, I hear ya. I grew this one in one summer from a leaf on a stick to a monstrosity HUGE TALL plant "Tree" and it outgrew its HUGMONGO pot so we planted it and did all the stuff, the black cow, the perlite, cut it diagonal at the base and added the mulch mound and I covered it with a special cover and winter came and I noticed it was GROWING BACK when I peaked at it. So, we had the cold rain, but I swear that crazy night in Feb where the temp dropped is what did it. I also have kept a super dwarf in the garage all winter, and it seems to still be happy, the first one I killed I overwatered. I'm obsessed with the idea of growing some bananas, though. It has become a mission. hahaha

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