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Old 04-22-2013, 06:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Should I Remove This Pup?

I have a Dwarf Cavendish in a 45 gallon SmartPot that should be getting pretty close to flowering.

Over the last 3-4 weeks, she's put out about 10 pups. Most of them I removed, and a few of them I rooted, but I left one on figuring I'd maybe get a 2nd harvest before I needed to mess with removing the whole plant from the 45 gallon (HEAVY!) container.

But, as a look at the existing pseudostem, it's HUGE! I'm not sure there's room for a second one, even in the 45 gallon.

The pup is now a little over 2' tall.

What do you think? Should I remove it:



Just as a side note...here's a pic showing one of the Cavendish pups I removed in the front-left (and the two in the back), and front-right in the lighter container is a Williams Hybrid I purchased a couple of months ago:



The markings on the Williams Hybrid are just beautiful...here's a close-up of one of the leafs:

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