Amorphophallus konjac size

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at exoticrainforest.com> on 2010.03.06 at 00:19:43(20699) _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com +More http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --------------000107000602020406040908--

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at exoticrainforest.com> on 2010.03.06 at 00:19:43(20700) Wilbert, a question for you butanyone is welcome to chime in. I have at least 40 Amorphophallus konjac in my yard in NWArkansas (zone 6B) that never come out of the ground. I make zeroclaim to any expertise in these species but I have been reading aboutthem and ran across some information I find "interesting". We have dugup the tubers from time to time in order to transplant or give themthem away but I've never seen any that are huge. The largest is likely15cm (6 inches) across, yet I read posts on some of the garden sitesfrom people that talk about 7 to 9 kilo (15 to 20 pound) tubers growingin fairly cold zones. Is this scientifically possible? Steve Lucas HTML +More www.ExoticRainforest --------------000107000602020406040908

From: "Tom Randall (KB2SMS)" <tommy2005 at hvc.rr.com> on 2010.03.07 at 13:32:13(20703) Well I have a 4 pounder (6" across) at the start of last spring that by fall became 11 1/2" across and 13 pounds. So scientifically speaking that should be proof! Here's a photo of her after digging out and cleaning: --Apple-Mail-17--248758335 +More Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 On Mar 5, 2010, at 7:19 PM, ExoticRainforest wrote: > Wilbert, a question for you but anyone is welcome to chime in. > > I have at least 40 Amorphophallus konjac in my yard in NW Arkansas > (zone 6B) that never come out of the ground. I make zero claim to > any expertise in these species but I have been reading about them > and ran across some information I find "interesting". We have dug > up the tubers from time to time in order to transplant or give them > them away but I've never seen any that are huge. The largest is > likely 15cm (6 inches) across, yet I read posts on some of the > garden sites from people that talk about 7 to 9 kilo (15 to 20 > pound) tubers growing in fairly cold zones. Is this scientifically > possible? --Apple-Mail-17--248758335 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --Apple-Mail-17--248758335--

From: "plantguy at zoominternet.net" <plantguy at zoominternet.net> on 2010.03.07 at 13:57:48(20704) Steve, Surely, if one is lucky with the perfect growing season it is possible....I've personally dug up a 12 pound konjac from my zone 6 garden in Gibsonia, PA (just north of Pittsbrgh). That may not make it scientifically possible, but in the real world it is :o) That is the largest I have had by the way, so it is not an every year thing!! Last year I even dug up some Typhonium (Sauromatum?) venosum that weighed nearly 4 pounds and were almost 6" in diameter......by far the largest I've ever seen from my garden!! Dan +More Gibsonia, PA zone 6 where the snow is finally giving away to spring!! Original Message: ----------------- From: ExoticRainforest Steve@exoticrainforest.com Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:19:43 -0600 To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus konjac size Wilbert, a question for you but anyone is welcome to chime in. I have at least 40 Amorphophallus konjac in my yard in NW Arkansas (zone 6B) that never come out of the ground. I make zero claim to any expertise in these species but I have been reading about them and ran across some information I find "interesting". We have dug up the tubers from time to time in order to transplant or give them them away but I've never seen any that are huge. The largest is likely 15cm (6 inches) across, yet I read posts on some of the garden sites from people that talk about 7 to 9 kilo (15 to 20 pound) tubers growing in fairly cold zones. Is this scientifically possible? Steve Lucas href="http://www.ExoticRainforest">www.ExoticRainforest -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE – Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: <hostas at fuse.net> on 2010.03.07 at 19:07:20(20708) Good afternoon. I am a gardener from Cincinnati, Ohio. It is zone 5/6. Tony Avent told me years ago that Konjac might be hardy here and to try it and plant it deep. Mine have been in the ground for a little over 8 years and multiply well. They never bloom and they are not huge. The largest the plant gets is about 3 1/2 feet. ( I have never dug one up to record the bulb size, but the stem of the plants in the ground are not thick like when planted in pots.) I mostly grow them in pots and my tubers have often gotten to 8+ inches across. Huge, thick stems and wide beautiful foliage. But when they get that big, they don't put off many bulblets and often the big tuber has problems in storage (much of it rots) or when I dig it up the next year, it has divided into 2 smaller ones, about 4-6 inches across. Hope you find this of interest! -- Betty Davis +More Cincinnati zone 5/6 _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: <hostas at fuse.net> on 2010.03.07 at 19:07:20(20709) Good afternoon. I am a gardener from Cincinnati, Ohio. It is zone 5/6. Tony Avent told me years ago that Konjac might be hardy here and to try it and plant it deep. Mine have been in the ground for a little over 8 years and multiply well. They never bloom and they are not huge. The largest the plant gets is about 3 1/2 feet. ( I have never dug one up to record the bulb size, but the stem of the plants in the ground are not thick like when planted in pots.) I mostly grow them in pots and my tubers have often gotten to 8+ inches across. Huge, thick stems and wide beautiful foliage. But when they get that big, they don't put off many bulblets and often the big tuber has problems in storage (much of it rots) or when I dig it up the next year, it has divided into 2 smaller ones, about 4-6 inches across. Hope you find this of interest! -- Betty Davis +More Cincinnati zone 5/6 _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Ken Mosher <ken at spatulacity.com> on 2010.03.07 at 22:48:10(20717) Hi Steve. My biggest konjac tuber ever was 23 pounds, but I grow them in pots, not in the ground. -Ken Mosher +More ExoticRainforest wrote: > Wilbert, a question for you but anyone is welcome to chime in. > > I have at least 40 /Amorphophallus konjac/ in my yard in NW Arkansas > (zone 6B) that never come out of the ground. I make zero claim to any > expertise in these species but I have been reading about them and ran > across some information I find "interesting". We have dug up the > tubers from time to time in order to transplant or give them them away > but I've never seen any that are huge. The largest is likely 15cm (6 > inches) across, yet I read posts on some of the garden sites from > people that talk about 7 to 9 kilo (15 to 20 pound) tubers growing in > fairly cold zones. Is this scientifically possible? > > > Steve Lucas > www.ExoticRainforest _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Ken Mosher <ken at spatulacity.com> on 2010.03.07 at 22:48:10(20718) Hi Steve. My biggest konjac tuber ever was 23 pounds, but I grow them in pots, not in the ground. -Ken Mosher +More ExoticRainforest wrote: > Wilbert, a question for you but anyone is welcome to chime in. > > I have at least 40 /Amorphophallus konjac/ in my yard in NW Arkansas > (zone 6B) that never come out of the ground. I make zero claim to any > expertise in these species but I have been reading about them and ran > across some information I find "interesting". We have dug up the > tubers from time to time in order to transplant or give them them away > but I've never seen any that are huge. The largest is likely 15cm (6 > inches) across, yet I read posts on some of the garden sites from > people that talk about 7 to 9 kilo (15 to 20 pound) tubers growing in > fairly cold zones. Is this scientifically possible? > > > Steve Lucas > www.ExoticRainforest _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at ExoticRainforest.com> on 2010.03.08 at 22:33:29(20723) _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com +More http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --------------040303090604090609020206--

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at ExoticRainforest.com> on 2010.03.08 at 22:33:29(20724) Thanks for the responses, especiallythe photo. Steve HTML +More www.ExoticRainforest.com On 3/7/2010 07:32, Tom Randall (KB2SMS) wrote: Well I have a 4 pounder (6" across) at the start of last spring thatby fall became 11 1/2" across and 13 pounds. So scientifically speakingthat should be proof! Here's a photo of her after digging out and cleaning: --------------040303090604090609020206

From: "Marek Argent" <abri1973 at wp.pl> on 2010.03.09 at 20:12:15(20727) Hello, From my observation I noticed that Am. konjac as well as other prolific tuberous aroids like T. venosum or Arisaema spp. grow larger at home. They produce less offsets so the main tuber grows faster. The same plants growing outdoors (I live in Z6b/7a), quickly divide instead of increasing the tuber size. Has anyone noticed the same? Marek Argent +More ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Mosher" To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 11:48 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus konjac size > Hi Steve. My biggest konjac tuber ever was 23 pounds, but I grow them in > pots, not in the ground. > > -Ken Mosher > > ExoticRainforest wrote: >> Wilbert, a question for you but anyone is welcome to chime in. >> >> I have at least 40 /Amorphophallus konjac/ in my yard in NW Arkansas >> (zone 6B) that never come out of the ground. I make zero claim to any >> expertise in these species but I have been reading about them and ran >> across some information I find "interesting". We have dug up the >> tubers from time to time in order to transplant or give them them away >> but I've never seen any that are huge. The largest is likely 15cm (6 >> inches) across, yet I read posts on some of the garden sites from >> people that talk about 7 to 9 kilo (15 to 20 pound) tubers growing in >> fairly cold zones. Is this scientifically possible? >> >> >> Steve Lucas >> www.ExoticRainforest > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nie znaleziono virusa w tej wiadomosci przychodzacej. Sprawdzone przez AVG - www.avg.com Wersja: 8.5.436 / Baza danych wirusow: 271.1.1/2731 - Data wydania: 03/08/10 19:33:00 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Tom Randall (KB2SMS)" <tommy2005 at hvc.rr.com> on 2010.03.09 at 23:26:38(20728) Yes, mine are in pots as well, I add extra Perlite to lighten the mix and provide good drainage. Although I have to make a large planter for my 13 pounder this year. Tom +More On Mar 7, 2010, at 5:48 PM, Ken Mosher wrote: > Hi Steve. My biggest konjac tuber ever was 23 pounds, but I grow > them in > pots, not in the ground. > > -Ken Mosher --- In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. http://home.roadrunner.com/~kb2sms/ _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Tom Randall (KB2SMS)" <tommy2005 at hvc.rr.com> on 2010.03.09 at 23:26:38(20729) Yes, mine are in pots as well, I add extra Perlite to lighten the mix and provide good drainage. Although I have to make a large planter for my 13 pounder this year. Tom +More On Mar 7, 2010, at 5:48 PM, Ken Mosher wrote: > Hi Steve. My biggest konjac tuber ever was 23 pounds, but I grow > them in > pots, not in the ground. > > -Ken Mosher --- In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. http://home.roadrunner.com/~kb2sms/ _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: michael kolaczewski <mjkolaffhbc at sbcglobal.net> on 2010.03.10 at 15:15:59(20734) Greetings, I have had the same experiences with Amorphophallus konjac in containers. In fact I have attached a photo, not great quality, of a A. konjac that is about to begin to this season's growth. I have been growing this one 2.5 years, it was about the size of medium orange when I got it. It lives in a container outdoors in the late spring through the late summer, then indoors for the winter. I weighed it here today, nearly 12 pounds. I use a soil less mix of rice hulls, composted pine bark, peat moss, perlite, and pumice. the bottom of the container has several inches of crushed pot shards and pumice for drainage. Michael Kolaczewski +More --0-483694871-1268234159=:53658 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --0-1097665524-1268234159=:53658--

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