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Originally Posted by harveyc
Does this plant have some strong suckers? It looks like there is one in the second picture. While this plant at least has some nice leaves (unlike my supposed Raja Puri on which I over-wintered a bunch), but I've been wondering if suckers can help feed the bunch on the mother plant. I think maybe so, and other people have responded they think probably so. Maybe you can cut all your leaves off to help test it out. Just joking!  |
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Originally Posted by momoese
Remember the Hawaiian Apple that snapped in half at the roof line and then decided to bloom? It was attached to many pups and many adult plants but the fruit never matured. I have also had plants bloom then loose all their leaves due to wind or frost and those fruits never matured either.
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The so called protocol here is to remove all or just leave one pup as the plant starts to bloom. Then as the fruits are fully formed, the bud is removed. This way the plant can concentrate all its energy in
building up the fruits. With this method, we get more and bigger fruits. Allowing pups to be with the fruiting plant and the bud to keep on growing only saps its energy.
Do you guys do the same?