Caladiums, green dragon and slugs

From: jbauer at concordnc.com on 1999.10.17 at 14:47:29(3759) Hi Aroiders, I have thoroughly enjoyed the solid red Caladiums that I ordered from Dick Mansell of Florida this past spring. Sadly I will have to take them up in another week or two to store them here in Charlotte NC area. But looking forward to planting these Caladiums next June. Someone is sending me seeds from a green dragon plant. They want to know if it would be safe for me to sow these seeds directly into the ground this late in the growing season. Or should I wait until next March to sow these seeds? I sowed different jack-in-the-pulpit seeds this August directly in the ground. These just came up last week. Other Arisaema seeds that I have sowed in August in previous years have survived our winters. Speaking of Aroids. I bought an Arisaema ringens 'Puto' plant September 1993. My Arisaema ringens 'Puto' has never bloomed. The foliage returns each year. I have extras of this Arisaema ringens 'Puto' to trade. They keep mulitplying but don't bloom. 'As the Slug Turns': Has anyone tried gluing a continuous row of copper pennies around the rim of flower pots to repel slugs? How about a continuous loop of solid 16 AWG bare copper wire around the base of plants? I am experimenting with this. No results are in. Instead of mail ordering the $6 slug motels I found some cute little plastic toy boxes, domes, etc. from a second hand store. I spray painted only the top clear part of a box and drilled 1/4 inch holes into the sides for the slugs to enter. I plan on gluing beads onto this to make it look like a little treasure chest in my yard. Judy Bauer +More Concord NC

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