[Aroid-l] Synandrospadyx

From: LLmen at wi.rr.com (Don Martinson) on 2007.09.22 at 21:58:55(16320) Thanks a lot, Julius. That was most helpful. Don +More > Dear Don, > > Perhaps the reason your plant of this most interesting member of the S. > American tuberous genera did not bloom last year was because it spent its > energy in tuber divisions! > Perhaps this year after it goes completely dormant, you need to gently > un-pot the plant, carefully removing the soil around the tubers and see what > you got! My friend Bobby who grows THE best Taccarums, a related genus, > takes his corms/tubers out of their pots when they go dormant, this makes an > examination easier, and a little fungicide dusted on them before storage > helps. If there are rotted areas, he can cut these away and let them heal. > They are stored dry out of the soil till they begin to sprout in spring, > at which point he re-pots them. > I hope this helps. > > Julius

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