"John Bachman" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:23:01 -0500, "Reel McKoi"
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"Wilmdale" wrote in message
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Humm..... I wonder how they would do in zone 5? Anyone in zone 5 every
grown elephant ears successfully?
W. Dale

In zone 5a and trying ee for the first time this year. Alas, a very
cold, wet spring is not ee friendly. I dug up the bulb a couple of
days ago and it is putting out roots but not much else so far.

Stay tuned.

John
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When I grew them I would wait until the nights were fairly warm, usually
around mid to late May here in TN - then plant them. The earth was soft and
mixed with a lot of compost and composted cow manure. Every spring I added
some bone and blood meal to the area. A little 10-10-10 or 10-15-10
fertilizer wouldn't hurt either. Those elephant ears grew rapidly and got
huge in a few weeks. Keep them moist. They don't care for dry soil or poor
clay soils.
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