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Gabe15 · 01-24-2007, 07:59 PM

Musella suckers different from other bananas. You may be able to cut off single pups, but really if you want to divide it with the best results, you need a group of pups that are all attached to a big hunk of corm from the mother. Dont throw yours out though, they still might have a chance. Until they get really big, its hard to just cut one pup off because they dont really form corms of thier own. You can leave the mother in that container as long as you want and it will flower and thrive with no extra repotting. Dont worry about the pups, if they live, then great, if they die, know next time to get a bug chunk, but I dont think there is much you can do right now to encourage them to grow if they normally wouldnt.

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Gabe15 Moderator Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Oahu, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 12 Name: Gabe Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,892 BananaBucks : 13,504,497 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 8,246 Times in 2,201 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: Musella Pups Musella suckers different from other bananas. You may be able to cut off single pups, but really if you want to divide it with the best results, you need a group of pups that are all attached to a big hunk of corm from the mother. Dont throw yours out though, they still might have a chance. Until they get really big, its hard to just cut one pup off because they dont really form corms of thier own. You can leave the mother in that container as long as you want and it will flower and thrive with no extra repotting. Dont worry about the pups, if they live, then great, if they die, know next time to get a bug chunk, but I dont think there is much you can do right now to encourage them to grow if they normally wouldnt. __________________ Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.