Suckers? Not pups!

20 years ago

Hi all, as some might now, I picked up three new Basjoos to replace my losses over the winter from not winterizing sufficiently and unseasonably cold weather (learned my lesson)

Each of them are approx. 15" tall and starting to put out leaves at a rate about one a week.

Lately all three have put out 3 or 4 shoots out the side of the the trunk well above the soil layer. On other types of plants we'd call these suckers and clip them off but what about on a banana? All the others I have owned never did this. These are not coming off the corm like a pup but about an inch or two above the soil line.

Thanks for the help.........John

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pitangadiego
20 years ago
Move your soil line to the proper height and they will be pups. OK, they aare already pups.
jrork
Original Author
20 years ago
Ahh! Gotcha, so I run soil up to there huh. Will do..Thanks
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jrork
Original Author
20 years ago
Okay, I guess I lied! When I went out to the greenhouse and actually measured them, they're not even 10" tall. Don't know where I was getting 15". Given the small size, does having pups take strength away from the little mother plants? Would I be better nipping these off so the energy goes to the mother plant or will I have pups regardless so kick back and enjoy.
Sorry for the number of silly questions......John
pitangadiego
20 years ago
Let them be. When they get a little larger, you could remove one, and pot it up. Occasionally the parent corm does not thrive, but if you have pups, they take over and become you producers, so I wouldn't just through them away.
jrork
Original Author
20 years ago
Okey dokey. I'll leave them be and keep my fingers crossed. Maybe I'll open a banana plant farm in Washington State. Gotta be the only one if I did..........