Re: Amorphophallus konjac

From: "Jared R. Shortman" <jared at libcong.com> on 1998.07.02 at 13:21:41(2404) Mark Dimmitt is the man to listen to since he has been doing this (growing Amorphophallus spp. in this hot Tucson climate) a lot longer than I. However I have my plants in about a 70% organics (sphagnum peat and reed sedge peat usually) and 30% inorganics (vermiculite, perlite usually and sometimes pumice added). Sometimes the mix varies to about 50/50 respectively. The plants are not in a lot of sun-almost no direct sun. They never really go dry either. I am a potting freak. I never let the plants get too root bound (maybe I should try to let them do so?!). My plants don't complain. They seem healthy. I don't fertilize an awful lot but I also, as I mentioned before, rarely let any of my plants get root bound. This saves me on fertilizing I think. I don't have a huge amount of aroids but want more. Especially Amorphophallus spp. My greenhouse can reach the same temps as Dimmitt's-into the hundreds some days, mostly the highs in the summers are mid Nineties (F.). I have a very general philosophy about plants, almost too simple. If the plant is growing, water it a lot, bump it up, and fertilize it. If it is dormant leave it alone and keep it very lightly moist (a few exceptions here, some I let get bone-dry). Of course I grow all sorts of things. Jared R. Shortman +More jared@tucsongrowers.com Tucson Growers www.tucsongrowers.com (520) 882-7060 2509 N. Campbell #338 Tucson, AZ 85719 -----Original Message----- To: jared@libcong.com Date: Wednesday, July 01, 1998 6:07 AM Subject: Re: Amorphophallus konjac >If you can raise konjac in Tucson, I should be able to in El Paso, which >has a similar climate. Would appreciate information on your regimen, either >via private email or to the list, as you consider appropriate. > >Clark Weston >---------- >Jared wrote: >> I wouldn't say that A. konjac minds summer heat too much. At least not >here >> in Tucson. I have several thriving plants and a few more people I know >have >> some as well. >> >> Jared R. Shortman >> jared@tucsongrowers.com >> Tucson Growers >> www.tucsongrowers.com >> (520) 882-7060 >> 2509 N. Campbell #338 >> Tucson, AZ 85719 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dewey Fisk >> To: jared@libcong.com >> Date: Monday, June 29, 1998 9:21 PM >> Subject: Re: Amorphophallus konjac >> >> >> >Luis, >> >Sorry, I have some bad news for you... Amorphophallus konjac will not >grow >> >for us here in S. Florida. It is too hot in the winter time... and >> >possibly in the summer. It needs a rest period that is much cooler than >we >> >can normally provide. I have been told to keep the tubers in the >> >refrigerator here during the winter.... >> > >> >As far as the potting media for any Amorphophallus, the best, for my >> >growing conditions, is a light epiphytic mix and a fertilizer with a high >> >middle number. I use 1/3 peat, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 composted pine bark >> >which is available from V-J Growers in Homestead and Universal >Enterprises >> >in Pompano. >> > >> >I have an A. konjac that was given to me several years ago. The tuber >was >> >over 8 inhes across. Each year the tuber gets smaller and smaller and >this >> >last year, it was only as large as the end of my thumb. It did not come >> >up. >> > >> >Sorry to give you the bad news.... >> >Dewey >> > >> >Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut >> >THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE >> >Your Source for Tropical Araceae >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > >

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