Gonatopus soil tips?

From: Jason Sarine <jasondsarine at hotmail.com> on 2011.01.29 at 04:48:30(21840) This is my first season growing Gonatopus Boivinii and Angustus. Any tips for soil media? How long does angustus's tuber get? Does it need one of those super deep pots?  Thanks in advance. Jason Sarine HTML +More --_0dfb4a77-be91-4caf-af94-83727f97ddec_-- --==============91791314358085226=

From: Hannon <othonna at gmail.com> on 2011.02.01 at 22:41:26(21843) Jason, Gonatopus rhizomes tend to stay within a few inches of the surface, even breaking the surface at times. It is a fat, compact rhizome that branches occasionally and can "jump" the rim of the pot sometimes rather than circling the inside (it will do both). They are not fussy about soil. I use a sandy mix with some perlite and a little (15-20%) organic component. They require or benefit from a dry winter rest after they lose their leaves. G. boivinii seems to be better adapted to water any time of year. Dylan Hannon HTML +More On 28 January 2011 20:48, Jason Sarine wrote: This is my first season growing Gonatopus Boivinii and Angustus. Any tips for soil media? How long does angustus's tuber get? Does it need one of those super deep pots? Thanks in advance. Jason Sarine _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -- < < < < < <

From: santoury at aol.com on 2011.02.02 at 16:42:00(21845) Hello, I have both - I've only had them in regular soil, and kept pretty moist - no worries with rot, for me, anyway. I had no clue how big they get, but I just discovered that one of my bovinii tubers got to about 9 inches diameter. Beast! They are simple, but fun plants. Jude HTML +More -----Original Message----- From: Jason Sarine To: aroid-l@www.gizmoworks.com Sent: Fri, Jan 28, 2011 11:48 pm Subject: [Aroid-l] Gonatopus soil tips? This is my first season growing Gonatopus Boivinii and Angustus. Any tips for soil media? How long does angustus's tuber get? Does it need one of those super deep pots? Thanks in advance. Jason Sarine = _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ----------MB_8CD910F3F9B0B6B_130_1E60F_webmail-stg-d13.sysops.aol.com-- --==============025459539497502914=

From: Christopher Rogers <branchiopod at gmail.com> on 2011.02.03 at 11:07:02(21850) Howdy! Yes: well drained!!! I use my all purpose ground aroid mix, which is sand, pumice, and peat in even amounts. Gonatopus has been in my experience very prone to rot. Good luck, Christopher HTML +More On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Jason Sarine wrote: This is my first season growing Gonatopus Boivinii and Angustus. Any tips for soil media? How long does angustus's tuber get? Does it need one of those super deep pots? Thanks in advance. Jason Sarine _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -- D. Christopher Rogers ((,///////////=======

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