Re: Amorphophallus konjac

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1998.06.30 at 04:32:01(2381) Luis, Sorry, I have some bad news for you... Amorphophallus konjac will not grow for us here in S. Florida. It is too hot in the winter time... and possibly in the summer. It needs a rest period that is much cooler than we can normally provide. I have been told to keep the tubers in the refrigerator here during the winter.... As far as the potting media for any Amorphophallus, the best, for my growing conditions, is a light epiphytic mix and a fertilizer with a high middle number. I use 1/3 peat, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 composted pine bark which is available from V-J Growers in Homestead and Universal Enterprises in Pompano. I have an A. konjac that was given to me several years ago. The tuber was over 8 inhes across. Each year the tuber gets smaller and smaller and this last year, it was only as large as the end of my thumb. It did not come up. Sorry to give you the bad news.... Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae

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