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Re: [aroid-l] Overwintering alocasia and colocasia

From: "Bamboo Chik" <bamboochik at earthlink.net> on 2004.08.16 at 13:22:09(11993)
Do you punch some air holes in the bags? What is your climate? Rot would
set in here in my AL zone 8 because of our irratic temp. swings during the
winter yet I have to dig because of voles. ..b.f.n...deb
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> From: Harry Witmore
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> Date: 8/15/2004 3:53:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Overwintering alocasia and colocasia
>
> I have over wintered both types of Colocasias. What I always do is dig
> them up and place the entire rootbal with soil and place it in a trash
> bag. The bag then goes under the house for storage during the winter. It
> works great.
>
> Harry
>

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