momoese

Personal preference really. When I manage my mats I only leave three plants per mat. One large one medium and one small pup. I avoid removing pups after flowering as not to disturb the process. I have some mats that got out of control and still made nice fruit but now I'm dealing with a big mess trying to get them back under control or removed completely to make room for different bananas or other food crops. If you can wait until after you harvest that is a good time for pup removal, if not do it before flowering.