Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus konjac size

From: Ken Mosher <ken at spatulacity.com> on 2010.03.07 at 22:48:10(20718) Hi Steve. My biggest konjac tuber ever was 23 pounds, but I grow them in pots, not in the ground. -Ken Mosher +More ExoticRainforest wrote: > 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 > www.ExoticRainforest _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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