Re: Colocasia & Alocasia winter storage temp

Dave,

I don't know much about growing colocasia and alocasia, but being from 
England and having worked on Long Island, I know that the summer weather 
is warmer there than it is in the UK; e.g. I was helping grow apricots 
and peaches on Long Island which you can't grow very well outside of 
greenhouses in the UK.

Eddie.  

>Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:31:07 -0600
>Reply-To: aroid-l@mobot.org
>From: David Thornton <dave@dave-aroid.demon.co.uk>
>To: eddie_vernon@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: Colocasia & Alocasia winter storage temp
>
>In message <Pine.A32.3.91.981207220729.69012A-100000@mobot.mobot.org>,
>Lester Kallus <lkallus@earthlink.net> writes
>>The frost is about to hit us here in Long Island.  We're delighted 
that
>>it's a month late (although I'm upset that it's coming at all).  I've 
now
>>dug up all the Alocasia & Colocasia tubers and have them drying in the
>>basement.
>>
>>I've learned that the best storage temperature for caladiums is room
>>temperature (and so did quite well last year).  What would be the best
>>storage temperature for the Alocasia & Colocasia tubers?  If it would 
be
>>better at 50-60 degrees, then I'll have to move them to a friend's 
home.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>     Les 
>>
>>
>Les,
>
>I am fascinated to know if when you say "dig up" the tubers of Alocasia
>and Colocasia, does this mean you grow them out of doors in summer in
>New York ? Would it be possible to do this here in the U.K. with say
>Alocasia macrorrhiza ?? would love to do so !
>
>
>Dave
>
>dave@dave-aroid.demon.co.uk 
>-- 
>David Thornton
>
>


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