Re: Elephant ears

Yeh, don't let mine hear that either...mine stay in the ground year-round.
Granted, they are in a southern garden, close to the dryer vent so the
ground doesn't get as cold there as it does in other areas, but they come
back every year here (way northeast corner of Oklahoma). We've had temps
down to the single digits and cooler....



On 9/3/08, Cornergar@aol.com <Cornergar@aol.com> wrote:
>
> I'm glad my colocasia hadn't read that part about "store at 70 F". I have
> kept 2 large pots dry in a greenhouse that gets down to about 28 F every
> winter.
> They die back and I water when new growth shows in spring.
> Belated Happy Birthday, Kitty!
>
>
> In a message dated 9/1/2008 3:42:08 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
>
> Also  this from NCSU in my notes:
>
> Colocasia - Harvest tubers in fall, dry,  and store at 70-75 F (21-23 C).
> They do not tolerate temperatures below 70  F (21 C).
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "gardenchat list"  <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 5:16  PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Elephant ears
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> >I have no clue the 'real'  name of some commonly called elephant ears
> > growing in the back yard. A  place down the road sells them cheap in the
> > spring (bulb) and they do  add a tropical look to my zone 5 areas.
> >
> >
> > I would like  to save this years version as they are huge, healthy, and
> > worth it...  There isn't any room for this size plant in my home or work
> > office, so  ... how do you save the bulb? Do I dig up now and let sun
> > dry, wait  till a frost, or???
> >
> >
> >  Donna
> >
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