Re: konjac and sunlight

From: "Jared R. Shortman" <jared at libcong.com> on 1998.07.13 at 03:50:52(2458) Where do you live? Full sun in the SW is a whole different ballgame than in the NE. There are many growing conditions that correspond with how much sun you can give a plant too. Remember that when you are posing such questions to a listserver like this, you are talking to people all over the world, in many different climates, all with different growing regimes. 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: Sunday, July 12, 1998 6:58 PM Subject: konjac and sunlight >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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