ago at the IAS Summer Extravaganza, which Mr. Galloway so kindly co-
hosted.
My own first attempts with this approach resulted in rotted out
terminal ends or
if I was lucky, just the necrotic blotches which John mentioned. It
only took me
one season to yet again re-learn the axiom stating 'every grower
confronts their
own unique conditions'... Whereas Alan was apparently having great
success
with his particular combination of media/ climate/ watering for
growing Amorphos
inside odd and sundry lengths of pipe, I was clearly not getting the
same results.
My current approach is to start with 4" ABS sch. 40 (black) drain
pipe. I cut
it to the lengths I need and at the bottom glue on a lg. square or
rectangular
drain grate (or emitter) fitting. This provides stability and allows
for plenty of
bottom drainage. Then- I drill a pattern of /12" to 3/4" holes along
the sides
of the pipe itself. I find that my media, once evenly wetted, does
not spill out
too much so I don't bother screening- but it's easy enough to cut a
piece of
fiberglass window screen to whatever dimensions you may need and lay it
inside the pipe prior to filling. I also no longer over-pot my
amorpho tubers like
I used to do. I've found that growing a tighter pot coupled with
regular, careful
watering and feeding results in better growth without incurring the
risk of rot.
Best of luck and I hope this may have been of some help,
-Dan
On Oct 26, 2006, at 6:59 PM, John Banta wrote:
You should be wary of narrow deep pots. I have noticed that the
tubers tend to get necrotic black bloches the further they are from
gas exchange. I have drilled air holes (screened in for media
containment) which seems to reduce the problem. Those long tuber
Anorphophallus are worth the extra effort. banta
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