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Old 03-09-2006, 11:05 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Cannas in Kentucky?

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Jangchub" wrote in message
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Actually, I said to dig them up leaving the soil on the rhizomes and
put them into a bushel basket.


In maybe 5 out of 30 years, my canna rhizomes began to decompose (also known
as composting!) in storage. Finally, I settled on a method recommended by a
local nursery: Rinse off all soil. Let rhizomes dry for a day or two. Give
them a light coating of sulfur powder the same way you'd dust chicken with
flour. Store in a non-living medium like vermiculite.


AH HA! (another good idea! thanks!)
maddie