Re: Re: Re: 4PM tubers

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: 4PM tubers
• From: &* <g*@academicplanet.com>
• Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:01:09 -0500

Might be easier to ship them to me after cleaning to keep in a pot over winter - LOL!!!

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: James R. Fisher
Sent: 8/25/2004 3:39:44 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re:  4PM tubers

> Kitty wrote:
> > If they're to be treated like dahlias, it would be after they're blackened
> > by frost.  They will store better that way.
> > 
> > Kitty
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> I assume we're talking about Mirabilis jalapa tubers here, hard to keep
> track of the contents vs. subject.
> IF tubers are to be treated like Dahlia tubers, then:
> 1) Cut off stems after blackened by first hard frost
> 2) Leave in ground for a week
> 3) Dig, wash clean of dirt
> 4) Soak 10 minutes in 10% Clorox
> 5) Let air dry for several days (to toughen tuber skin) in shade
> 6) Store over winter at 40 - 50 F in BARELY moistened coarse vermiculite
>     or wrapped in Saran/cling wrap. Slightly crack storage baggie to let
>     oxygen in yet contain most water. The danger in storage is mold.
> -jrf
> -- 
> Jim Fisher
> Vienna, Virginia USA
> 38.9 N 77.2 W
> USDA Zone 7
> Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]
> 
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