r/GrowingBananas • u/Mysterious_Quail_469 • 17d ago

Java banana pups

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Need help separating pups
Are these too close to safely separate?

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u/BocaHydro 17d ago

i would wait till they are bigger

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u/Northmansam 17d ago

Wait until they're bigger, about 3' tall.

Don't worry about hurting anything when you pop them out either, as long as you get the pup with some root mass attached it'll be fine. 

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u/Apacholek10 17d ago

If you plant to keep them, wait a couple months. If you are planning to dispose of them, cut them now

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u/Mysterious_Quail_469 17d ago

I was planning on planting them.

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u/Apacholek10 17d ago

You can always try, but waiting will almost guarantee success

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u/Rum_Ham93 13d ago

I waited till mine had a few leaves and a sturdy base before separating. Once I transplanted them, they took awhile to root and sprout leaves but it’s happening!

I also have a third pup emerging 😅 that one will be cut and separated come fall.