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title: "Does anyone have recommendations for how to remove a pup from a…"
description: "Does anyone have recommendations for how to remove a pup from a Bromeliad? When is the right time to do it and what do you do with it once it’s been removed…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/L-NVqJaGQMSrxqFodXY4IA"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "GratefulGardener"
published: "2024-06-24T20:43:47.449463Z"
language: "en"
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# Does anyone have recommendations for how to remove a pup from a…

_Posted by GratefulGardener on 2024-06-24_

Does anyone have recommendations for how to remove a pup from a Bromeliad? When is the right time to do it and what do you do with it once it’s been removed (plant it directly in soil?)?

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## 3 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-25

Wait until the pup is about 1/4th the size of the mother plant. Island Breeze Tropicals on YouTube has videos about it

#### GratefulGardener replied on 2024-06-25

Thank you for the advice!!

#### send\_nodes replied on 2024-06-25

Happy to help :)

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