Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus konjac size

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

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