Re: [aroid-l] titanum corm storage

From: "Peter Boyce" <peterboyce at myjaring.net> on 2004.08.08 at 23:06:36(11947) Hi Dan We gow all our Bornean Amorphs in a 1:1:1 coconut peat (granular, non-composted): washed river sand: crushed charcoal (2 cm max) mix in plastic pots in a shade house not protected from theb rain. Watering is by rotating sprinkler (20 litres/min per sprinker head) and they are fed 10:10:10 + microelements one a week. The plants are never allowed to dry out although we cut back slightly on watering when they are dormant. However, in our experience they are never dormant for long (max. 4 weeks) and very frequently are thowing a new leaf even before the old leaf is showing signs of senescence. Some of the species such as A. angulatus and A. pendulus produce up to 5 new leaves a year. If all this sounds too good to be true it's important to remember that the temperatures here are pretty constant year-round (min. 22 C (71 F), max. 35 C (95 F)) and that the nursery receives c. 5 m rain per annum. In addition being nearly on the equator are daylight/night darkness is 12:12 per 24 hour cycle; thus the plants don't experience long periods of cold, grey long-darkness winter days when the day time air temperature is kept at the bare nighttime minimum. Under these conditions the plants would need to be grown drier but even then I'd not recommend drying out any of the Amorphs from ever-wet habitats. Very best wishes Pete +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 1:06 AM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] titanum corm storage > Hi Peter, > > Perhaps a few comments on how to store these would be appreciated by several > of us here who have not grown these Bornean species previously. Do you > leave them in their standard potting mix and occasionally water even when > dormant?? Do you allow the potting mix to dry or do you water as soon as it > is barely moist?? Any help is greatly appreciated!! > > Dan Devor > Gibsonia, PA > USA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Boyce" > To: > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 6:25 AM > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] titanum corm storage > > > > Hi Michael > > > > I agree 100% on the wet tropics comment. All of the Bornean species from > > per-humid foerst detest drying out; nothing kills them more quickly. > > > > Peter > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Temmerman" > > To: > > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 1:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] titanum corm storage > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. However, Sumatra, Java and Borneo are one of the > > > most tropical islands there are. They have rain all year round, daily. > > > That would make me think that titanum cannot be stored dry and that on > > ebay, > > > people are going to buy a dead bulb. The picture of the auctioned bulb > > > looks quite dry already, although that is no absolute guaranty to know > > that > > > it is dead. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > [ Scanned by JARING E-Mail Virus Scanner ( http://www.jaring.my ) ] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [ Scanned by JARING E-Mail Virus Scanner ( http://www.jaring.my ) ] >

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