Re: [Aroid-l] Dracunculus growing on clay Z5

From: "Christopher Rogers" <CRogers at ecoanalysts.com> on 2009.08.03 at 16:32:03(19622) Howdy! They should do well if you plant them in a raised bed with very well drained soil. They cannot sit in wet or they will rot. The clay particles in your native soils can complex in the presence of water and form a hydrophobic barrier around the tubers and roots. So you will want to create a a good mix with sand and/or pumice with loam. Good luck, Christopher +More D. Christopher Rogers Invertebrate Ecologist Telephone: 530.383.4798 EcoAnalysts, Inc. PO Box 4098 Davis, CA 95616 USA ________________________________ From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com on behalf of J. Agoston Sent: Sat 01-Aug-09 12:18 AM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Dracunculus growing on clay Z5 Dear All, After growing Darcunculus for several years in big containers I would like to know if they would survive outside. My soil is clay with sodium more than necessary. I would like to know who have success growing it outside in Zone 5. I would try to plant them out, but I don't want to loose them becouse they have nice reddish color not blackish. They were wild collected in Turkey, but the seller don't know where. Bye, Jan Z5a, Hungary ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA1457.EEDBC63A _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA1457.EEDBC63A--

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