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Nius · 10-31-2014, 09:13 AM

Hi all!

I am growing some plantain of the Cuerno de Alce variety (can I call it a cultivar?) After harvesting the bunch of the main plant and cutting it off, I find myself trying to determine what to do with the pups!

This particular plant produced 4 pups. Im thinking of leaving two of them on the current mat and transplanting the other two elsewhere. I numbered the plants on the photo to for easy reference. As of right now im thinking of keeping number 1 and 3 on the current mat. Would you keep different ones to keep on the mat? Would you keep only 1 or 3 or 4?!

Any ideas and the rationale behind those ideas would be a good learning tool into the minds of my fellow banana growers )

Thanks

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Nius Location: Puerto Rico Find me on the map! Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 23 BananaBucks : 15,460 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 65 Times Was Thanked 40 Times in 14 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 6 Times	Some advice on my plantains Hi all! I am growing some plantain of the Cuerno de Alce variety (can I call it a cultivar?) After harvesting the bunch of the main plant and cutting it off, I find myself trying to determine what to do with the pups! This particular plant produced 4 pups. Im thinking of leaving two of them on the current mat and transplanting the other two elsewhere. I numbered the plants on the photo to for easy reference. As of right now im thinking of keeping number 1 and 3 on the current mat. Would you keep different ones to keep on the mat? Would you keep only 1 or 3 or 4?! Any ideas and the rationale behind those ideas would be a good learning tool into the minds of my fellow banana growers ) Thanks