Matt in SD

Thanks for posting that. I like the "keep it simple" style. It's also nice to see some of the things I've learned myself confirmed by a very experienced grower...scissors for pruning, cutting pups with minimal digging around the parent.

I'm curious about propping. How often do you find plants fall over if they are not propped? I had a couple fall over before I figured out how to get the pups off without cutting the roots of the mother (narrow shovel, sever the attachment and pull it out). But since then none have actually fallen. Maybe because I don't get much wind? Is the prop just to prevent falling or does it improve the ripening time or something?

Matt