From: "FrankBln" f_h_bln at gmx.net> on 2005.05.11 at 16:31:49(12931)
Dear Members,
some months ago (in Feb 2005) i bought some tubers of
a ?black Taro? on ebay.de. The seller said that this one is a giant
species?.Here is a link with a photo of an adult plant from the seller:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category792&itemC80743508&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Can anyone tell what species it is? I thought
that it could be a cultivar or variety of Colocasia esculenta.
The tuber sprouted well. It has produced two
shoots out of one rhizome. The only thing I wonder is that each shoot only
holds three leaves at once. When the fourth leave is developing the oldest
one dies off. Is this a sign of lack of fertilizer. When planting the
rhizome I added Osmocote (15-11-11) + trace elements into the
substrate. Two months ago I transplanted it into a huge pot (old pot was
far too small) adding Osmocote again. Should I fertilize it again?
Thanks a lot for your
help.
Best
Frank
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