A. konjac growth chart

From: Don Martinson llmen at execpc.com> on 2001.04.04 at 15:48:11(6142) For many of us, the Amorphophallous konjac blooming season is probably over (mine always seem to bloom in March and April). I was always curious as to the seemingly amazing rate of growth of the flowering scape. Below is a link to a chart that I made from a recent flowering: http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/amorphchart.jpg -- Don Martinson +More Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:llmen@execpc.com

From: Jonathan Ertelt jonathan.ertelt at vanderbilt.edu> on 2001.04.04 at 20:49:19(6143) >I was always curious as to the seemingly amazing rate of growth of >the flowering scape. Below is a link to a chart that I made from a >recent flowering: >http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/amorphchart.jpg > Don, Given that your address is Wisconsin, I can safelly assume then that this rate of growth was from a plant in a pot? Did you by any chance note weather conditions through the month, especially sun, since you're controlling the temperature (more-or-less). And what is your temperature range? Nice chart. Jonathan +More Jonathan Ertelt jonathan.ertelt@vanderbilt.edu Greenhouse Manager Vanderbilt University Biology Department Box 1812, Sta. B Nashville, TN 37235 (615) 322-4054

From: Lester Kallus lkallus at earthlink.net> on 2001.04.04 at 21:50:14(6145) I'm a bit crushed to learn that konjacs will bloom in March-April regardless of what we do. I enjoyed seeing mine bloom except for the 36 hours of overwhelming eye-watering stench. I assumed that this was a fluke and that in the future I could arrange to have it come to bloom once growth was safe outside. Apparently, you're indicating that's not so. OK, so I've enjoyed the bloom once and from now on I'll just slice them off. There's no reason to live through that again. But now what? I've been told that sometimes konjacs choose to rest a year rather thang going directly to leaf growth. What conditions can I offer to make it grow leaves this summer? Currently it's still in a pot in a well draining soil mix and is sitting in my greenhouse where day temperatures range from 75 to 90 and night temperatures range from 65-70. Is this best or should I put it in different conditions? Les

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