winter tuber storage for Anchomanes and Tacca

From: Ken Mosher ken at spatulacity.com> on 2006.09.27 at 04:29:15(14665) I have little experience with these plants and want to treat tubers right this winter - for Anchomanes difformis (and var welwitschii) and for Tacca leontopetaloides. One of the Anchomanes is rather small. What is the best way to store, in soil or dry? If the answer is in soil, can it be dry soil? I have a *lot* of trouble with the whole "slightly moist" scenario because the plants and I don't seem to agree upon what that means. Thanks, Ken +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Allan Tetzlaff" atetzlaff at rogers.com> on 2006.09.27 at 10:29:19(14667) Hi Ken, I don't know for sure about those species, but have a note on storage of 'slightly moist'. What I have tried seems to work well. I have good quality sphagnum that I use for some orchids. I use NewZealand sphagnum mostly. If you take some that has not previously been used and soak it in water till it is saturated, then squeeze water out until it is just damp.... then put into ziplock bags with the bulb in the centre... and press most of the air out of the bag - this seems to work well. The moss has antibiotic properties. It works quite well. You just have to open them once in a while to check on them. Hope this is of help. Allan +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: plantguy at zoominternet.net> on 2006.09.28 at 00:03:30(14678) Hi Ken, I stored my Tacca that I got from down under for 13 months just in dry peat and it woke up this summer and is growing wonderfully. I think this is an awfully easy species to overwinter just dry. There is also a guy selling these direct from Thailand on ebay for what I think are very good prices if anyone is so inclined. Best of luck with yours, Dan +More Gibsonia, PA zone 6a ----- Original Message ----- To: "Aroid list" Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 12:29 AM Subject: [Aroid-l] winter tuber storage for Anchomanes and Tacca I have little experience with these plants and want to treat tubers right this winter - for Anchomanes difformis (and var welwitschii) and for Tacca leontopetaloides. One of the Anchomanes is rather small. What is the best way to store, in soil or dry? If the answer is in soil, can it be dry soil? I have a *lot* of trouble with the whole "slightly moist" scenario because the plants and I don't seem to agree upon what that means. Thanks, Ken _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Lisa Tetzlaff" rylaff at cox.net> on 2006.09.28 at 00:44:08(14679) I have used similar technique as Allen to store tubers and such. The only thing I do different is to used distilled water (our water sometimes isnt the greatest and I really dont trust it) to wet the spagnum moss and make sure I use fresh moss from the package. +More ----- Original Message ----- To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 5:29 AM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] winter tuber storage for Anchomanes and Tacca Hi Ken, I don't know for sure about those species, but have a note on storage of 'slightly moist'. What I have tried seems to work well. I have good quality sphagnum that I use for some orchids. I use NewZealand sphagnum mostly. If you take some that has not previously been used and soak it in water till it is saturated, then squeeze water out until it is just damp.... then put into ziplock bags with the bulb in the centre... and press most of the air out of the bag - this seems to work well. The moss has antibiotic properties. It works quite well. You just have to open them once in a while to check on them. Hope this is of help. Allan _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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