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Need some advice on what to do with Cannas, taro and umbrella palms over the
Winter. Last year I brought them inside and put them near windows or under
track lighting in my indoor pond. When I put them back outside they
flourished to say the least. I have about 8 blooming cannas, 7 umbrella
palms some of which are 4-5 feet tall and two very sturdy pots of taro.
Some of these should probably be split again. Problem is I don't have enough
windows to house all these plants and keep them healthy over the NJ Winter.
They certainly can't stay outside and I don't know what else to do with
them.

Any suggestions from this crowd?

Thanks,

Tom in Howell, NJ

"Tom Puskar" wrote in message
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Need some advice on what to do with Cannas, taro and umbrella palms over
the Winter. Last year I brought them inside and put them near windows or
under track lighting in my indoor pond. When I put them back outside they
flourished to say the least. I have about 8 blooming cannas, 7 umbrella
palms some of which are 4-5 feet tall and two very sturdy pots of taro.
Some of these should probably be split again. Problem is I don't have
enough windows to house all these plants and keep them healthy over the NJ
Winter. They certainly can't stay outside and I don't know what else to do
with them.

Any suggestions from this crowd?
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You can call your local Pond Club and offer them for free. You can sell
them to a pond/aquarium store for as much as $10 teach. You can compost
them. You can put up index cards on store bulletin boards. You can put
them out by the road with a FREE PLANTS sign......
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Thanks for your suggestions, but I was thinking more along the lines of how
I could keep them, not destroy them! Anyone here would have the same
problem over the winter. We don't have a "local pond club" that I now of
and my friendly local pond supply store doesn't want them.

Being a frugal ponder myself, I'm looking for ways to not have to spend
money replacing them in the spring.

Tom from Howell, NJ

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"Tom Puskar" wrote in message
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Need some advice on what to do with Cannas, taro and umbrella palms over
the Winter. Last year I brought them inside and put them near windows or
under track lighting in my indoor pond. When I put them back outside
they flourished to say the least. I have about 8 blooming cannas, 7
umbrella palms some of which are 4-5 feet tall and two very sturdy pots
of taro. Some of these should probably be split again. Problem is I don't
have enough windows to house all these plants and keep them healthy over
the NJ Winter. They certainly can't stay outside and I don't know what
else to do with them.

Any suggestions from this crowd?
============================
You can call your local Pond Club and offer them for free. You can sell
them to a pond/aquarium store for as much as $10 teach. You can compost
them. You can put up index cards on store bulletin boards. You can put
them out by the road with a FREE PLANTS sign......
--
McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

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:) Need some advice on what to do with Cannas, taro and umbrella palms over the
:) Winter. Last year I brought them inside and put them near windows or under
:) track lighting in my indoor pond. When I put them back outside they
:) flourished to say the least. I have about 8 blooming cannas, 7 umbrella
:) palms some of which are 4-5 feet tall and two very sturdy pots of taro.
:) Some of these should probably be split again. Problem is I don't have enough
:) windows to house all these plants and keep them healthy over the NJ Winter.
:) They certainly can't stay outside and I don't know what else to do with
:) them.
:)
:) Any suggestions from this crowd?
:)
:) Thanks,
:)
:) Tom in Howell, NJ
:)
:)
:)
After they die back from first frost dig up the taro and cannas if they
are in soil and wrap in newspaper and store till Spring...Umbrella plant
may need to be kept in soil and kept moist inside a garage or basement
(not really sure)but the ones I see in Texas that are planted in the
ground die back in winter then come back
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Lar

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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:54:01 -0400, "Tom Puskar" wrote:

Need some advice on what to do with Cannas, taro and umbrella palms over the
Winter.

When it comes to taro & umbrella palm, I'd still bring them in by a window.
Supposedly taro's roots can be dried, but I've never tried that.

I let frost knock my cannas back, then store in their baskets in the garage
(which doesn't get below 40F). You can knock the dirt off them and store
dry. If doing later store in peat moss, as peat moss has an anti-fungal
quality about it. ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

We are located in N. Illinois. Our first frost date is mid October.

I grow about 30 Cannas in our annual flower bed. I do not habe them in our
pond. They are six-eight feet tall. I label each with its color. Allow
first frost, which destroys vegetation. Dig tubers. Cut off all but two
inches of stem. Hose off all dirt. Place in trays for a month to dry in our
garage. Place in plastic garbage bags leaving the openings open. Just fold
over to breath. The garage stays very cold, but does not freeze. I
purchased cheap plastic storage containers at Walmart, 3'x2'x18". In April,
place Canna tubers in tubs. Cover with a mix of one half earth , one half
sand a depth of about 8 inches. Water and keep moist, NOT wet. When sunny
and warm, place outside. At night if cold and frosty, bring into garage or
similar room. They should sprout a foot or so. Plant after last frost, for
us mid May.

I think taro tubers could be treated in the same way.

Professionals would probably dust the tubers with something to inhibit
mildew.

Martin

"Tom Puskar" wrote in message
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Need some advice on what to do with Cannas, taro and umbrella palms over
the Winter. Last year I brought them inside and put them near windows or
under track lighting in my indoor pond. When I put them back outside they
flourished to say the least. I have about 8 blooming cannas, 7 umbrella
palms some of which are 4-5 feet tall and two very sturdy pots of taro.
Some of these should probably be split again. Problem is I don't have
enough windows to house all these plants and keep them healthy over the NJ
Winter. They certainly can't stay outside and I don't know what else to do
with them.

Any suggestions from this crowd?

Thanks,

Tom in Howell, NJ

"Tom Puskar" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your suggestions, but I was thinking more along the lines of
how I could keep them, not destroy them! Anyone here would have the same
problem over the winter. We don't have a "local pond club" that I now of
and my friendly local pond supply store doesn't want them.

## I've been lucky so far in that I've found homes for excess tropicals.
The couple across the road with the new 6000 gallon pond picked up a load of
plants this evening - including hardy waterlilies and tropical plats. She
has a large sunny window to keep them over.

Being a frugal ponder myself, I'm looking for ways to not have to spend
money replacing them in the spring.

## Then you must keep them indoors somehow. You don't have a choice.
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McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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"Lar" wrote in message
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After they die back from first frost dig up the taro and cannas if they
are in soil and wrap in newspaper and store till Spring...

$$ The canna may make it but I lost my black taro every time.

Umbrella plant
may need to be kept in soil and kept moist inside a garage or basement
(not really sure)but the ones I see in Texas that are planted in the
ground die back in winter then come back

$$ Texas is warmer than NJ. If the roots freeze they will die. I tried
keeping them over by sinking them to the pond bottom. They didn't survive
the winter. They will live in a sunny window set in a pan of water.

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McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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Thanks for the advice. I think I'll try some in front of the windows and
some cut off and dried as suggested. If they don't work at least I gave it
a shot! Will report on success next Spring!

Tom in Howell, NJ


"Tom Puskar" wrote in message
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Need some advice on what to do with Cannas, taro and umbrella palms over
the Winter. Last year I brought them inside and put them near windows or
under track lighting in my indoor pond. When I put them back outside they
flourished to say the least. I have about 8 blooming cannas, 7 umbrella
palms some of which are 4-5 feet tall and two very sturdy pots of taro.
Some of these should probably be split again. Problem is I don't have
enough windows to house all these plants and keep them healthy over the NJ
Winter. They certainly can't stay outside and I don't know what else to do
with them.

Any suggestions from this crowd?

Thanks,

Tom in Howell, NJ

Tom Puskar wrote:
Need some advice on what to do with Cannas, taro and umbrella palms over the
Winter. Last year I brought them inside and put them near windows or under
track lighting in my indoor pond. When I put them back outside they
flourished to say the least. I have about 8 blooming cannas, 7 umbrella
palms some of which are 4-5 feet tall and two very sturdy pots of taro.
Some of these should probably be split again. Problem is I don't have enough
windows to house all these plants and keep them healthy over the NJ Winter.
They certainly can't stay outside and I don't know what else to do with
them.

Any suggestions from this crowd?

Thanks,

Tom in Howell, NJ



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