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Olafhenny · 10-22-2011, 05:49 PM

Hi Doc,
the therapy is Rest & Relaxation.

Every time you monkey around with the roots of a banana, it will suffer a setback. That goes especially
for bare root transport and shipping. When I brought home an Ornata and her freshly separated pup hidden
in a suit case, I had to cut off everything two inches above the corm.

The mother plant died, but not before sending up a healthy pup and now that plant has a second pup.
The original pup took even longer than the mother's new pup but recovered itself. Now I have a couple of
pots with healthy Ornatas.

I'd say: Stick them into a nice big pot with porous soil and good bottom drainage and have patience. In
a couple of months tell us about your success

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 297,528 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: New banana, bare root Hi Doc, the therapy is Rest & Relaxation. Every time you monkey around with the roots of a banana, it will suffer a setback. That goes especially for bare root transport and shipping. When I brought home an Ornata and her freshly separated pup hidden in a suit case, I had to cut off everything two inches above the corm. The mother plant died, but not before sending up a healthy pup and now that plant has a second pup. The original pup took even longer than the mother's new pup but recovered itself. Now I have a couple of pots with healthy Ornatas. I'd say: Stick them into a nice big pot with porous soil and good bottom drainage and have patience. In a couple of months tell us about your success __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.