Digest, Vol 12, Issue 7

From: Kirk Martin kwmartin at earthlink.net> on 1970.01.01 at 00:00:00(13128) Hello, I've been lurking for a while and greatly benefitting from everyone's experience on this website. I have several plants that I placed outdoors early in June in Central Massachusetts when we first had some 75F days/50F nights. The plants I'm growing (forgive any typos:) Saurotum venosum Amorphophallus konjac, bulbifer, odoratus I had some plants begin some roots around the shoot but then they got hit with a 38-40F night temp. that seems to have induced a dormancy again. Will these plants snap out of it? The Konjac and bulbifer appear to have lengthened its growing shoot infintesimally so not sure if I'm imagining it (Note: A. konjac bloomed in February). Is it best to leave them outside in 80F temps or is there something I should try to get them growing? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Kirk Martin +More Fitchburg Massachusetts _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Don Martinson llmen at wi.rr.com> on 2005.07.06 at 00:15:38(13131) I have several plants that I placed outdoors early in June in Central Massachusetts when we first had some 75F days/50F nights. The plants I'm growing (forgive any typos:) Saurotum venosum Amorphophallus konjac, bulbifer, odoratus I had some plants begin some roots around the shoot but then they got hit with a 38-40F night temp. that seems to have induced a dormancy again. Will these plants snap out of it? The Konjac and bulbifer appear to have lengthened its growing shoot infintesimally so not sure if I'm imagining it (Note: A. konjac bloomed in February). Is it best to leave them outside in 80F temps or is there something I should try to get them growing? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Kirk Martin +More Fitchburg Massachusetts Hi Kirk, I can only help with northerly cultivation of the Sauromatum and the konjac. Both of them are happiest when the temperature warms to 80F or above. Lower than that, they will slow down. My konjacs bloom in March, when I bring them up from the basement. Your plants should be fine. -- Don Martinson Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:llmen@wi.rr.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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