Re: optimizing Amorphophallus growth

That would be very difficult.  My greenhouse is on the second floor of my 
house and it has a tile floor.
        Les

At 09:55 PM 4/5/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Perhaps the best is to put the tubers in the ground in the greenhouse!
>
>Sipke Hoogma
>
>s.p.j.hoogma@hccnet.nl
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>From: Lester Kallus <lkallus@earthlink.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L <aroid-l@mobot.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 11:50 PM
>Subject: optimizing Amorphophallus growth
>
>
> > Will an amorphophallus grow appreciably better planted directly in the
> > ground than it does in a pot?  I picked up a 4" paeoniifolius tuber while
> > visiting Selby last week and want it to grow the most possible over this
> > next growing season.  What's best for it?
> >
> > The trade offs are:
> > In the ground it will have unlimitted root growth.  It's a high compost
> > soil mix that can be fertilized in any way the plant wants.  The problem
> > though is that once late September comes around, evening temperatures will
> > begin to drop significantly.  In mid October, nights will begin to dip in
> > the 40s.
> >
> > In a pot, I could bring it into the greenhouse whenever it would be
> > recommended.  Unfortunately, it would be going from a sunny location to
> > open shade since my greenhouse gets direct sunlight only when the oak
> > leaves are down.  Also, it might not be able to get quite so much sunlight
> > in a pot as it would in the soil.
> >
> > So - what's best?
> >
> >          Les
> >
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