Time to separate the pups for the Spring - Page 4

tribeone · 12-05-2007, 08:48 PM

What size pots do/are you using with those banana plants?

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Originally Posted by bikoro child

hi to everyone ..Two months ago i had some pups on my maurelli plant ..Last month before the freeze i separate them whith a knife and put them in pots they grow fast inside in a room to 20°C ...Something amazing happens then ...I've put the bulb of the mother plant in a pot after separating the pups and now two new pups are growing...Is that a perpetual banana?Attachment 468

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magicgreen · 12-05-2007, 09:27 PM

uhuhuh........In the Midwest we dont have to do that. Thankgod!

bikoro child · 12-06-2007, 10:59 AM

they are in about 3 liters pots for the moment...

phantom17 · 12-16-2007, 01:07 AM

Thanks mediaHound for the info!!!!!

Patty in Wisc · 05-04-2008, 02:28 PM

End of March I potted up the 11ft nanna that was laying dormant on floor & it now has a new 5 ft high leaf! One of the 3 pups died from rot I guess, so I'm taking it easy on water till it gets planted inground. When established, I'll chop pups off.
Could someone tell me what a "flag" is? I'm hoping for a flower soon & on the new big leaf, I don't see anything pushing thru --like a new leaf. But, please tell me what a flag is. Thanks
Patty

BIGDAWG69 · 05-04-2008, 06:32 PM

I have a pup that is around 18" tall and is 12"-14" away from the mother plant. How would I go about seperating this kind of pup?

xavierdlc61887 · 05-04-2008, 08:45 PM

dig until u see the corm underground and just slice right down the middle thats the easiest way to separate a pup cause its not really hurting the mother

....lol thats what i would think is the answer

just my 2 cents

BIGDAWG69 · 05-04-2008, 11:04 PM

Not sure what your saying by "slice down the middle".

Should I separate it right at the mother corm where the rizome comes off, just like as if the pup was 3" away?

Or.....should I cut the rizome about halfway between mom and pup, and hope the pup has enough corm of its own to survive?

xavierdlc61887 · 05-04-2008, 11:16 PM

well depends also how many roots the pup has, i mean if it has alot then its ready to leave the mom :P so to speak :P yeah right in the middle....but first dig down and expose the the attaching mom and pup then u will get an idea if it has enough roots to be divided

xavierdlc61887 · 05-04-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BIGDAWG69

I have a pup that is around 18" tall and is 12"-14" away from the mother plant. How would I go about seperating this kind of pup?

that shouldn't be a problem if the pup is 1 foot away cause its really not attached to the mom it probably has a long rhizome looking thing instead of being 1 inch or right next to the mom

Westwood · 05-06-2008, 07:11 AM

I still have my Big momma plant But No Pups ? What am i doing wrong?

PS i thought the hammer was for those onlookers to know you ment buisness if they touched your Nanas. Smiles missed u all been busy working gravyard .
Bought my Mantid eggs for the yr and will be setting up the back yard as soon as the Rain and frost season ends . Tammy

mskitty38583 · 05-06-2008, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Westwood

I still have my Big momma plant But No Pups ? What am i doing wrong?

PS i thought the hammer was for those onlookers to know you ment buisness if they touched your Nanas. Smiles missed u all been busy working gravyard .
Bought my Mantid eggs for the yr and will be setting up the back yard as soon as the Rain and frost season ends . Tammy

are you fert? is it getting enought sun? maybe its just a slow growing nanas, and it just pups slowley.

p.s. on the idea of a hammer to keep people from touching the nana tree.maybe they should try this:

Dean W. · 05-06-2008, 10:37 AM

LOL!!!

MediaHound · 05-06-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BIGDAWG69

Not sure what your saying by "slice down the middle".

Should I separate it right at the mother corm where the rizome comes off, just like as if the pup was 3" away?

Or.....should I cut the rizome about halfway between mom and pup, and hope the pup has enough corm of its own to survive?

You got me wondering - how deep was the mother corm planted?

BIGDAWG69 · 05-06-2008, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MediaHound

You got me wondering - how deep was the mother corm planted?

I have no idea how deep it is. These bananas are in a mat that was here when we bought the house 10 yrs ago. This are the only ones I have that I don't know what kind they are. I have removed many a nanner pup from this group to thin it out, but this is the 1st time I have had one be this far away from the mother.

MediaHound · 05-06-2008, 10:56 PM

I thought perhaps if it was a newly planted banana plant, perhaps it was too deep and the pup had plenty of space to reach out so far.
I have had similar occurrences when a bermuda border was in the way, or an old root from a since removed oak tree being in the way. Perhaps a big old root or something buried made the pup travel what seems so far?
Anyway, cut it as close to the mother plant as you can, a digging bar makes it very easy.
Check out this photo from the diagrams gallery:
Banana Gallery - Banana Diagrams

BIGDAWG69 · 05-07-2008, 01:56 AM

OK - thanks Jarred. I shall treat it just like it was a pup sitting right next to the corm.

BIGDAWG69 · 05-07-2008, 06:31 PM

I dug it up and guess what.............It wasnt even connected to the other corm. It had its own corm and root system. How did that happen?

dpren3275 · 05-19-2008, 01:55 PM

This is such a great tutorial! Thanks. How great to see it relisted at this time of year. I followed this tutorial method last fall and had great success.

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BIGDAWG69 Dawgs eat nanners Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Find me on the map! Zone: 9a Name: Ivey Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 72 BananaBucks : 249 Feedback: 3 / 100% Thanks: 80 Thanked 23 Times in 13 Posts Welcomes: 47	Re: Time to separate the pups for the Spring Not sure what your saying by "slice down the middle". Should I separate it right at the mother corm where the rizome comes off, just like as if the pup was 3" away? Or.....should I cut the rizome about halfway between mom and pup, and hope the pup has enough corm of its own to survive? __________________

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