thanks very much for the response!

thanks very much for the response!

thanks very much for the response!

It depends. If you leave the pups in, you will have a whole mat of basjoos. IMO, it can be a bit untidy and takes away from the production of the mother plant in terms of how fast it grows and if it fruits. I have 2 basjoos here in the ground and they are pupping like crazy. Thing is, I've been lazy in chopping them off the main plant and by not cutting them from the corm, but rather the stalk themselves, the pups come back at an insanse rate of speed and growth. About 2 weeks ago, I trimmed the pups off and now they are almost 2 feet tall. I myself prefer a neater area and do like to trim off the pups so that I can get more energy into the mother plant. Also, I will save one of the pups incase the basjoo doesn't survive the winter outside.

I lost my mother plant last spring(2005) and she gave me 4 pups which are now semi grown. They don't seen to grow as fast as my others. My space is small and they are very crowded. Is there a correct way to separate these adults?Do not want to harm any. Is there a better time of year for doing this? We are in a heat wave here in Tn. at the present. Temps are in the upper 90's. Want to get transplant in ground in time to establish before our cold weather starts in Oct. I am a little nervous about performing this procedure.I am short on planting space and have several friends wanting my pups.Thank you for being here for this greenhorn.
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