Charlie D

I am thinking of separating the pups, but wondering if the bananas will be harmed at this stage in life. They are at least 90 days old. Thanks20200521_120819.jpg

Mikemooreflorida

wait till fruit is done, then cut off the mother pstem and slice that pot right in 1/2 leaving 1/2 of the mother corm with each pup and replant. i'd imagine that 1/2 of the mother corm would provide alot of stored energy to recover the pups very quickly from a repot.

doing it at that stage will stress the mother and leave pup with just its small corm to recover on.

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Current varieties:
Dwarf Cavendish Fruited , Apple Mansano TC unconfirmed, Rajapuri TC Fruited, Gold Finger TC unconfirmed, Dwarf Namwa TC Fruited, Dwarf Orinoco TC Fruited, Sweetheart FHIA-03 Fruited, Tall Red banana Fruited, Blue Java Fruited, Tall Namwa Fruited, Pisang Raja Fruited, Hua Moa TC Stunted, Dwarf Brazilian Fruited, High Gate unconfirmed, Tall Brazilian Fruited, Kokopo unconfirmed, FHIA-17 Fruited, Dwarf Plantain Fruited.

Charlie D

Thanks Mike

Backyard Banana Joe

Let me play Devils advocate The one on the left appears to be a water sucker. So I think you should cut the water sucker when the fruit is harvested (right where it connects to the fruiting corm) and just leave the other plant and the whole corn alone.

Mikemooreflorida

Water sucker will grow and fruit also, give em both a piece of the pie and have double the fun!!

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Current varieties:
Dwarf Cavendish Fruited , Apple Mansano TC unconfirmed, Rajapuri TC Fruited, Gold Finger TC unconfirmed, Dwarf Namwa TC Fruited, Dwarf Orinoco TC Fruited, Sweetheart FHIA-03 Fruited, Tall Red banana Fruited, Blue Java Fruited, Tall Namwa Fruited, Pisang Raja Fruited, Hua Moa TC Stunted, Dwarf Brazilian Fruited, High Gate unconfirmed, Tall Brazilian Fruited, Kokopo unconfirmed, FHIA-17 Fruited, Dwarf Plantain Fruited.