Re: Typhonodorum lindleyanum

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2000.07.07 at 23:39:54(5004) At 05:24 PM 7/4/2000 -0500, Julius wrote: >What you describe should be fine for growing Typhonodorum sucessfully, and >you may not have to use such a huge pot, 15 or 20 gal. pots should be just >fine! +More >OK. As I get older, tossing around a 50 gallon pot of soil in the pond can get unmanageable. If I can get large leaves with a smaller pot of soil, that would be great.< You will be fine with a 20 gal MAX. size pot! > Be careful with your choice of 'soil', as some highly organic mixes >quickly rot when put under water, the plant dies, and when the dead plant is >removed from the pot, the soil smells like a dead dog!! <> OK! > The late Dr. >Monroe birdsey grew his in a pot of mainly coarse sand with some peat moss >mixed in, he stood the pots in fish ponds, and the fishes waste fertilized >the plants. I believe he aslo used to bury a couple of those solid, hard >fertilizer 'balls' about the size of a marshmellow in the soil mix. >IF you manage to produce a monster (I`ve seen them to 6', with a 9" dia >'trunk'!!!!) after several years of growth, then you may consider a slightly >larger pot! < only. I don't heat the pond all year. And I am sure the Oregon winters will kill it off even if the water were warm (?). Perhaps I can play with starting a seed in winter indoors, then moving the plant outside for one growing season and see how I do. Then when the greenhouse gets built I can make a place to grow one all year.>> I don`t think I understand---one season will give you a plant maybe 12-18" (INCHES!) tall--it will take several years (3-4???) at the least to get anything of any size!! You will HAVE to over-winter these small plants SOMEHOW IF you want to eventually have sizeable/mature plants!! By the way IF you have a couple seed to spare let me know, I know a guy that wants a couple. >Might is be possible to produce seed from a plant in one growing season?< NO sir!! This is one of the Aroid giants, my BEST guess is a growth period of several years before seed! >They will withstand 60 degs F. for a while, but NO cool/cold winds with it! >Warm water temps. will be a big plus! >OK, I suspect I could maintain good temps in the future greenhouse. Thanks again for the good info!< You will need to over-winter any you get before you build the g/house. How do you presently over-winter the trop. w/ lilys?? >jack in Oregon< Cheers, Julius ju-bo@msn.com

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