Upside-down amorphophallus - advice needed

From: Krzysztof Kozminski <kk at netgate.net> on 1997.06.09 at 14:31:43(811) Well, so I decided to inspect assorted amorphophalli which by my reckoning should have sprouted long time ago, and found that the bulbil of A.muelleri has been planted upside down, and that the emerging stalk has already made a u-turn about the bulbil (which has sprouted roots in the downward direction, instead of more usual sideways). Now I have a dilemma: this is the only A.muelleri I have (the one thought to have been muelleri 2 years ago has proven to be a bulbifer), and I'd like to make sure it is happy. The question now is: should I leave it be (in the already confused state of affairs), turn it around (possibly just increasing the confusion), or perhaps go for a partial solution and turn it by 90 degrees?-) Intuition tells me to leave it alone, since in nature the bulbils surely fall whichever way up, so they must be able to survive somehow. Does anyone agree/disagree? KK +More ====================================== Krzysztof Kozminski http://www.net#gate.net/~kk/ (remove # before browsing) kk@net#gate.net (remove # before replying) "Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench to pound in the correct screw."

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1997.06.09 at 18:21:08(814) KK, I would follow your intution and put it back the way it was.... Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE

From: "NAME \"Wilbert Hetterscheid\"" <W.HETTER at pbga.agro.nl> on 1997.06.09 at 18:25:37(815) Dear Kris, Just leave the muelleri bulbil as it is. You were right about them falling on the ground randomly, so it should be o.k. It'll produce its first tuber in good orientation. Enjoy this little beauty! Cheers, Wilbert

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