Should I cut off shoots before planting

[autonomist3k]

This afternoon I got a CTZ rhizome in the mail and it was covered in shoots some of which were about 6" long with leaves on them.
I planted it the way it was, and now I'm wondering if I should have cut off all of the shoots first.
Is it going to hurt my rhizome or does it matter at all?

 

[ffaoe]

Its going to depend primarily on where you are located.

 

[autonomist3k]

I'm in sacramento

 

[ffaoe]

How's the weather been out there?
Here in NJ my shoots are just breaking ground on my 3 cascades. I have 4 crowns in the fridge that I'm going to wait a few more weeks to plant.
However, I have seen post on here from people in the Oregon and Washington region that already have shoots two or 3 feet tall.

 

[autonomist3k]

It's amazing aside from extreme drought lol!
The highs are in the mid 80's right now, and all of the other rhizomes I planted a week ago already have small shoots.
It's definitely time for them to start growing, I'm just not sure if burying a rhizome with shoots covered in leaves is good or not, to be clearer, I didn't leave the shoots sticking out of the ground, I buried those too.

 

[ffaoe]

I would go ahead and get it in the ground then. Shoots sticking out of the ground will be fine.

 

[autonomist3k]

thanks man!

 

[ffaoe]

No problem

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

Once they get around a foot long trim them back but leave the best three on.