this is my Apple Banana rhisome i cut it down 3-4 months ago.
the smallest pup
http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf01255nt.jpg

the roots are huge and this plant in a 10g pot
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the problem is after i cut it well the 2 ft stem i left rotted off . now it has a couple of Pups showing but not actually growing like normal so i took it out of the pot here is what i found .. advice is needed i want her to grow I know fruit wont happen this yr but saving this plant started 5 yrs ago she was a seed ..Tammy

Just water it like you would a potted citrus tree. When it gets really warm and if the pups are alive, it should shoot out quickly. But if the max temperature remains colder than 50 deg F, or the minimum temp lower than 38 deg F, refrain any watering and better to bring the pot indoors where it will be warmer.

We are toasting out there now, 100 deg F and 60 deg F early morning lows. Banana pups are sometimes growing half a ft per week! They slow down when they reach a ft before blooming height.

That Huge clump is Loaded with Roots ..
so maybe ill dig a bigger hole its been 70+f here lately and in the 90-100 easily past 3 weeks ..

Maybe lack of water is my problem i thought the soil moist but too wet so just soak it for a day then let dry then soak again ?

Befor i did this alot but i was scared id kill what chance it had to live thanks Joe ..

PS on the other site im in for some rhisomes and there 3 footers for Ice cream bananas i might get something cld hardy but smaller as well.. any advice there ? Tammy