Re: Mandragora

--Keith,

>Currently, mine are dormant, but the ones I have in my greenouse are thick,
>white, fleshy rooted "thangs".

What type of greenhouse environment do they prefer?  Full sun, shade?
Humid?

>The ones in the beds, however, I'm not going to disturb; I'm hoping for the
>best, next Spring.  This is my second year with some, so they seem to be
>happy in raised beds, with plenty of cow by-products worked into the soil.

I am currently forced to grow in pots on my apartment balcony.  I don't know
how well that they would do in the ground here in the Mid South region.  I
suspect that they would hate the heat.  Do they usually go dormant in the
summer?

>And good drainage. Did I mention good drainage?

I was advised regarding this requirement from the nursery I purchased my
rootstock from.  After a few weeks I decided that the soil I was using was
too heavy and repotted into a mixture with more perlite and added worm
castings. The rootstock had fresh new root growth so I am confident that it
is healthy and awaiting its chance to emerge.  When I repotted I made sure
to keep about an 1/2" of the top of the rootstock just above the soil level
and added an 1/2" layer of pea gravel.  I have kept the pot indoors with
bright indirect sunlight from a window.

>Please take note of the slug problem.  Slugs love Mandrake.  I've had
>success by circling them with ground granite.  It's the same granite I use
>to germinate the more difficult Alpines.


Thanks for the advice.  Slugs are a major nuisance here also.  Where would
one first look for ground granite?

Erik, zone 7


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