[Aroid-l] Initiation of Flowering in Amorphophallus

From: bill.weaver at hp.com (Weaver, Bill) on 2008.03.27 at 18:55:00(17242) I've always avoided large containers as I was always afraid it would hold too much moisture. I have always limited container size to 4-6 inches larger than the corm. By the end of the growing cycle a large part of the soil has usually been pushed out of the pot or the pot splits. (I'm not sure why it does one or the other, but not both) Bill Weaver +More ________________________________ From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Denis Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:25 AM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Initiation of Flowering in Amorphophallus Tom: Craig Allen when he was at Fairchild growing the Amorphs used large containers for his critters like 45 gallons and used some organic fertilizers in his soil mix, manures and bone meal....he was quite successful in getting Mr Stinky to bloom. Denis -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Tom Croat Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:57 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Initiation of Flowering in Amorphophallus Dear Scott: Thank you for the advise. We have been using large containers for some time because we received this warning earlier. We do fertilize with each watering but we don't water every day and we will probably water and fertilize more frequently since Wilbert says that they need a lot of water when they are building tuber. Tom ________________________________ From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Scott Vergara Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:49 PM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Initiation of Flowering in Amorphophallus Recently I had a conversation with someone whose name I can't remember right now (old age I guess) who has knowledge and experience growing A. titanium said that the biggest problem is underweight tubers resulting from too small a container size. The tuber requires room to achieve blooming weight (as a measurement of blooming size). IT is a big plant and when we keep in pot bound it grows well enough each year to look nice but never reaches the optimal weight to bloom. It is our reluctance to give it the space it needs in crowded conservatories. Give it a bigger container and encourage it to grow as Bill Weaver suggests. Feed me Seymour Scott Vergara From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Weaver, Bill Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 8:39 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Initiation of Flowering in Amorphophallus What worked for me was feed, feed and feed. Plus bright light and a well drained soil. Bill Weaver ________________________________ From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Tom Croat Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 10:05 AM To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Initiation of Flowering in Amorphophallus Fellow Aroiders: My Director is anxious that we flower Amorphophallus titanum which we have had here for many years. It has always been an embarrassment that we, among all the institutions in the world practically, have not flowered this species even though we have had the species from the earliest days. Anyway, I am now asking for advice from those of you who have flowered this species if you know of any way it can be induced to flower. I know that many of you do not actually want your plants of Amorphophallus to flower but if you have any ideas about what would induce these "lazy" plants of mine to flower (short of killing it) please let me know. Tom Croat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20080327/aed8834f/attachment-0001.htm

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