RE: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus tuber planting depth

From: "michael mahan" agavestar at covad.net> on 2005.01.01 at 19:11:58(12524) The amorphophallus sp nova mahajanga that bloomed for me was planted about 10" down in a 10 gallon pot, the tuber was 9" across , the stem snapped at about 2" above the soil line, just as the flower was starting to smell .it is being housed in greenhouse with 84f days & 74f nites .as it didn't break off completely the flower did produce pollen {had about 1/4 of the stem skin still attached } .i think that I had gave it too much water when the inflorence was 1st growing & had taken up too much water in to the flower head .wind was not a facture ,it was not in the direct flow of the fans . I think in the wild they get no water till after they bloom & then they put out the leaf when the local summer rains start. The tuber is now putting up a new growth that is about 4 " above the soil ,I assume that it is now the leaf coming up . Mike Mahan / Novato CA +More -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Bryan Lampl Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 8:20 AM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus tuber planting depth When I visited Dewey Fisk during the aroid show in Sept., he stressed that I should plant the Amorphophallus tubers deep. In conversion with Rick Peters about the Amorphophallus sp. mahajanga, we both noted that they appear to be top heavy and are falling over. The idea was suggested that maybe they were not planted deep enough. Though there are many environmental factors and different conditions where Amorphophallus are found, I would like to get some imput from those who have been able to experience the plants in the wild. What kind of depths have the tubers been found in the specific regions that they exist? _______________________________________________ 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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