konjac and sunlight

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1998.07.13 at 02:08:33(2457) A discussion a short while ago pointed out some controversy about konjac. If I understood correctly, someone said that konjacs in Japan are grown in direct sunlight. Is anyone here growing one under direct sunlight? I ask because my konjac (the black stem variety) was doing perfectly fine this spring but the leaf then degenerated. I thought that the tuber was gone but it appears to be sending up a new shoot. I'd like to get as much growth in the tuber as possible this season and if it would tolerate sunlight, I assume it would be able to grow even larger. Unfortunately, there are only 8 growing weeks left here on Long Island and there just won't be much space to prolong the season indoors. So, any advice on light tolerance? Les

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