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Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 13:10
| Well one of my Konjacs are waking up! Currently growing a 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch per day. Spring is coming finally! |
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| Mine bloom faithfully this time of year, then leaf around May or so... |
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| Mine do too. |
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| sigh..i feel so left out..LOL :) weve had such a chilly winter here (utah) my konjac look like they are waking up..just not totally awake..lol.. maybe i should give them some of my strong coffee??? what do ya think.. lol i know they will..eventually.. great pic tommy !!!! how big is that corm?? looks like around 8"??? hopefully we get some good summer growth this yr and end up with some BIG corms for next yr ... |
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| 8 inches it is lomodor! Good guess! I have several others nearly that size that haven't started growing yet. That's alright with me though. I have so many plants inside that I barely have room for any more! This is a hectic time of year for me as far as plants go! Next year it'll be alright, I'll be retired then and have more time to play! |
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| yea on your retirement tommy!! im ways off from that.. sigh..lol.. our plants do take alot of our time..dont they.. a passion of love,and facination for sure.. |
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| heres couple pics of my larger corms.. ive pulled these out last couple days and put in slightly warmer room.. dont want every one to bloom at once.. id have to move out..LOL |
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| VERY nice corm! |
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| question to u all.. and sort of off topic of "waking up corms" ..but... does anyone growing any stored dormant types of amorphs do anything to prevent drying out of the corms..?? from my very limited experience my konjac have no problem there..i now have several paeonifolius..and i read they do/can dry out if stored out of soil..and inside where exposed to dry heat ..??? my paeonifolius look good..no shrinkage,firm..and as they are starting to sprout..im going to pot them up soon anyways.. thoughts???? much thanks... |
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| try storing them in dry peat moss. |
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| peat moss sounds good..i use to do same with my dahlia tubers.. im sure the same.. just enough moisture so they dont dry out..but not soggy thanks |
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- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 20:52
| I store mine in polystyrene boxes in plastic bags. Also got some in soil. You need to make sure they aren't too wet. Dampness, provided temperatures aren't too low, shouldn't be a problem. Dry peat moss should work as well. |
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| i agree tropic.. i havent had trouble with konjac.. i do boil water on the stove everyday during the winter.. just to put some humidity in the house..i have gas furnace..and it dries the air out.. with my paeonifolius..im thinking they may need more humidity..??? with my dahlias..i would barely spray the peat with water.. and store in big cardboard boxes.. |
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| ok.. heres another thought..lol on maybe helping konjac..maybe paeonifolius while out of soil from not drying out so much..and maybe even giving the corm some nutrients .. ?? i was thinking of lightly spraying the corms with kelp powder added to water?? i was thinking with all the energy from the corm going into producing the flower (if flowering size) and shrinking the corm..maybe some nutrients given to the corm at this stage ..??? what do ya all think?? has anyone tried this??? much thanks... planted lettuce today !!! yea !!!! |
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- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 5:08
| Always worth a try. But I think there are processes going on in a tuber even when dormant. Might be worth while to do some searching and reading up on tubers in dormancy. |
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| ya..i dont think spraying with the kelp will hurt the corms.. i am asking a couple people i know with phD's in plant science what they think.. both work in tropical plants ..one has alot of work in aroids..so hope she gets me on right track with this.. :) |
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