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Hi Marek,

I wasn’t particularly pointing at you, although Isuppose it was your pictures that made me remember the other postings that havecome in wondering what to do with dormant tubers. We are in a favouredsituation in South Florida, but I definitely practice what Ipreach after all my years of disturbing perfectly happy plants who just want tobe left alone! Not to mention digging up seeds to see if they are sprouting!

Good luck with this one, which looks fine in your pictures.Remember that the plants will tell you when they want to grow. Plants can tellyou an awful lot if you let them.

Best Regards,=A0 Derek

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From:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Marek Argent
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 200811:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Pycnospathaarietina - a problem

Hi Derek,

It is December so I was reallycurious what happened.

I never pull out tubers when theyare in the growth season.

Marek

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From: derek burch
To: 'Discussionof aroids'
Sent: Monday,December 22, 2008 11:27 PM
Subject: Re:[Aroid-l] Pycnospatha arietina - a problem

Hi Marek,

Amateurs probably kill more plantsby poking at them and seeing ”if they have come up” than die fromany insect or disease. If it seems firm, why not just put it back into the potand wait patiently for the growing season.

Derek

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From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com[mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] OnBehalf Of Marek Argent
Sent: Monday, December 22, 20082:49 PM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Pycnospathaarietina - a problem

Hi Susan,

Maybe is it not dead yet? Ithas and never had any smell.
The tip is still green (it was abovethe soil).
On the right the "skin" istorn.
Now I attach a larger photo.

Marek
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan B
To: Discussionof aroids
Sent: Monday,December 22, 2008 5:48 AM
Subject: Re:[Aroid-l] Pycnospatha arietina - a problem
Hi Marek,

Oh, you will definitely know if it is rotten. Pycnospatha collapse very quickly and smell horrible. Your tuber still looks good to me.
Susan

--- On Sun, 12/21/08, Marek Argent <abri1973@wp.pl> wrote:

From: Marek Argent <abri1973@wp.pl>
Subject: [Aroid-l] Pycnospatha arietina - a problem
To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 9:32 PM

Hi all,

Last year I bought one tuber, it produced a leaf and fell into dormancy as it should (I cultivated it at home).

This year it hasn't put any leaf or roots. Yesterday I dug it from the pot and I still don't know if it is alive or not.

I scratched it a little - it was cream beige inside and seemed solid.

I broke the tip where the leaf should grow from and it was wet.

How to check if it is not rotten? What to do with the tuber?

I stored it during dormancy also in the room temperature.

Here are 2 photos, I can do better images if neccesary (macro closeups).

Please help me

Marek Argent
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