Re: [Aroid-l] deep pots for Amorphophallus

From: John Banta bantaalva at earthlink.net> on 2006.10.27 at 01:59:22(14771) You should be wary of narrow deep pots. I have noticed that the tubers tend to get necrotic black bloches the further they are from gas exchange. I have drilled air holes (screened in for media containment) which seems to reduce the problem. Those long tuber Anorphophallus are worth the extra effort. banta +More Alan Galloway wrote: Hi Wilbert, I have a basic question for you. I was at the IAS show at Fairchild Gardens and purchased a couple of those unnamed Thai very long tubers. I either must plant them in a very large pot to get them below the soil level or place them in a pot at a steep angle. The growing tip is at the large end. Do you know what the species is? What is the best method to plant these very long tubers? Thanks for your time!! Ron Kessler PS: Please keep me on your list. Ron, I have several species of Amorphophallus that have very thin and very, very long tubers. The best potting solution I have found is to make your own pots. You can buy 4 inch diameter PVC pipe from a home supply store such as Home Depot and cut it into whatever lengths you need and then put some kind of screening on the bottom. This spring I had a tuber that was 1/2 inch wide and 30 inches long. I potted it up in a 40 inch tall "home-made" pot. When I unpotted it last weekend, 3 inches of the new tuber had come out of the bottom of the pot, so now the tuber is almost 40 inches long, but still only 1/2 inch wide. Alan _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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