Re: Colocasia & Alocasia winter storage temp

From: "Eddie Vernon" <eddie_vernon at hotmail.com> on 1998.12.09 at 15:33:23(2791) Dave, I don't know much about growing colocasia and alocasia, but being from England and having worked on Long Island, I know that the summer weather is warmer there than it is in the UK; e.g. I was helping grow apricots and peaches on Long Island which you can't grow very well outside of greenhouses in the UK. Eddie. +More >Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:31:07 -0600 >Reply-To: aroid-l@mobot.org >From: David Thornton >To: eddie_vernon@hotmail.com >Subject: Re: Colocasia & Alocasia winter storage temp > >In message , >Lester Kallus writes >>The frost is about to hit us here in Long Island. We're delighted that >>it's a month late (although I'm upset that it's coming at all). I've now >>dug up all the Alocasia & Colocasia tubers and have them drying in the >>basement. >> >>I've learned that the best storage temperature for caladiums is room >>temperature (and so did quite well last year). What would be the best >>storage temperature for the Alocasia & Colocasia tubers? If it would be >>better at 50-60 degrees, then I'll have to move them to a friend's home. >> >>Thanks, >> Les >> >> >Les, > >I am fascinated to know if when you say "dig up" the tubers of Alocasia >and Colocasia, does this mean you grow them out of doors in summer in >New York ? Would it be possible to do this here in the U.K. with say >Alocasia macrorrhiza ?? would love to do so ! > > >Dave > >dave@dave-aroid.demon.co.uk >-- >David Thornton > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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