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my canna rhizomes in basement
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Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Tue, Jan 6, 09 at 17:39
| Help please!!! Some of my rhizomes are totally dry and solid. I put them in a paper bag with newspaper in the dark corner. It's not mushy, it's solid dry. I think it's dead. If I remember correctly, I put it in the basement maybe late October then I just left it there.
Do they have to be misted every month? I never saw any suggestions like that.
Temp in basement is around 50F-60F.
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RE: my canna rhizomes in basement
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| I did more research and found that dry area can kill them. I think, my basement is dry even though it's cold. I also found out that smaller rhizomes easily dries out quickly. However, my other small rhizomes are fine. Should I transfer them to a plastic bag with holes with a little bit moisted peat moss? |
RE: my canna rhizomes in basement
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| Also, I remember there was a suggestion to me that dirt shouldn't be removed very well. I left some. Looks like that could be the culprit. :( I'll try moving them to a different storage, trash bag with moisted peat moss. My other rhizomes without the dirt are doing fine. |
RE: my canna rhizomes in basement
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| I have been growing Canna's successfully for 10 years. I store them in the basement every year. I dig them out usually in early November from the ground. You have stored them correctly. They do dry out they go dormant and are resting all the roots die from the canna and become brittle like tiny stems. That's what they do. Come March you should begin to see them start to grow. I think you are okay. One way to find out bring one upstairs put in water in a dish or bowl near a window and see if it starts to grow. |
RE: my canna rhizomes in basement
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| That's a cool test! How deep should be the water? How many days to wait? Thanks! |
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