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Originally Posted by sirdoofus
So then in the interest of fruiting one would cut the pups out as viable, stand alone plants and not just lop their heads off, correct?
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If you just lop off their heads, they'll grow right back. You need to remove them to keep them from just shooting back up or sending new pups up from the base of the corm even if you've managed to kill (e.g., by gouging) the original growth point.
Personally, I like to have 3-4 pseudostems per plant (mat). When you let it get much beyond that, you see clear effects on fruiting, e.g., smaller bunches of smaller fruit.