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A. Konjac Replanting? South Florida (fwd)
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From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.mobot.org> on 1999.02.18 at 18:46:46(3041)
Luis,
Fifty percent of my A konjacs are up already! Yes, get them back into
medium right away. All of mine remained in medium this winter.
Don
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Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b
When should I place the tubers of A. konjac back into growing media? I reside
in South Florida. Are there any particulars signs I should look for in order
to establish the proper replanting time?
Thanks in advance!
Luis Fontanills
Miami, Florida USA
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From: ManFont at aol.com on 1999.02.19 at 01:10:10(3044)
In a message dated 2/18/99 1:34:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
burns@mobot.mobot.org writes:
<< Luis,
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Fifty percent of my A konjacs are up already! Yes, get them back into
medium right away. All of mine remained in medium this winter.
Don
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Thanks Don!
They all seemed ready to go, but being a neophyte (this being my first dormant
season) I wasn't quite sure. It looks as this weekend will be a busy
horticultural one ;-)
Have you or anyone you know grow these successfully in the ground South
Florida soil? I know it will be difficult to retrieve the tubers come
dormancy, but you left yours in medium?
Luis Fontanills
Miami, Florida USA Subtropics
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From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.mobot.org> on 1999.02.19 at 04:08:57(3045)
> Have you or anyone you know grow these successfully in the ground South
> Florida soil? I know it will be difficult to retrieve the tubers come
> dormancy, but you left yours in medium?
All of my Phalloids are container grown.
I have seen A. paeoniifolius grown in the ground here. Dewey Fisk has a
monster tuber that produces a flower periodically. However, the plant is
located in an area of his yard that has an abundance of discarded planting
medium, and the associated nutrients from this may be leaching into and
helping to condition the soil. Much of my property is on sand and coral
rock, and I doubt that any Amorphophallus species would do well.
In general, A. konjac does not do well here, and this is probably due to
our summer heat. The konjacs I have coming up now will most likely go
dormant in July. The folks up north seem to have far greater success with
konjac. The Amorphophallus species that seem to do well in south Florida
are those that are indigenous to similar climates. This is not to say
that others will not do well here, because many do. But they many do even
better in a cooler climate.
Don
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Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b
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