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Gabe15 · 06-20-2008, 03:02 PM

It depends on what you want from the plant. Pups do not hurt the plant in anyway, they are completely natural and part of the plants life cycle. However, if it's a fruiting variety and you want to push it into faster fruiting and larger bunches, then its valuable to manage the pups and only keep a few on at a time. Also, if you want to propagate the plant, you can of course remove them for that purpose, but there is no need to take them off for the health of the plant or just for the sake of it.

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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 : 13,348,055 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 8,241 Times in 2,200 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: so many nana pups.....what to do??? It depends on what you want from the plant. Pups do not hurt the plant in anyway, they are completely natural and part of the plants life cycle. However, if it's a fruiting variety and you want to push it into faster fruiting and larger bunches, then its valuable to manage the pups and only keep a few on at a time. Also, if you want to propagate the plant, you can of course remove them for that purpose, but there is no need to take them off for the health of the plant or just for the sake of it. __________________ Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.