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Originally Posted by Ahava
OMG I know! I did mine with a saw saw at Bencelest's recommendation! I was successful. I was like... this thing is going to DIE! Grats on your first seperation and that it was a success! It's a beautiful pup.  |
Amber:
The "crack! Crack! Grounch!!" you were hearing were the roots that were breaking from the pup or mom that you forgot to dig first and exposed. As long as you have 1/3 of the roots attached to the pup still left, you will be fine.
I just have separated 6 pups from different bananas from my pergola plat to pots to give them a headstart for the coming winter and they were all doing fine in my newly enclosed glass-side patio. Once you did a couple of cuts with your saw saw, you'll think you are an expert and you'll wonder why how it is so easy to do it!!
The key is to cut with the saw saw deep between the mom and the pup to make sure the 'umbilical cord' is severed completely.
The advantage of using saw saw is to give less stress to the pup and mom by not having to shake both when pulling the pup out.