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Anyone out there ever grown these aroids? found some for sale in a
local ethnic supermarket (along with some others that looked similar) and thought I'd give it a go. When is the best time to plant (they'll be pot grown). I'm in the South UK and they will be grown in an East facing conservatory. Thanks. Ford. |
growing eddoes
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from Ford Prefect contains these words: Anyone out there ever grown these aroids? found some for sale in a local ethnic supermarket (along with some others that looked similar) and thought I'd give it a go. No, and the name covers a range of tubers from different plants. When is the best time to plant (they'll be pot grown). I'm in the South UK and they will be grown in an East facing conservatory. I would expect them to require more light and heat than an east-facing conservatory could provide. But give them a try. I'd plant them in pots in a polythene tent with a small heater under it - say a 60 watt bulb. Better, you could start them in an old refrigerator with a suitable bulb in it - you'd have to find the wattage by trial and error. (I made an incubator which took 1,000 hens' eggs from an old refrigerator. It had two 60 watt bulbs, though it only required one - the other was a failsafe. It did have a thermostat though.) -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
growing eddoes
On 22/1/06 2:06, in article ,
"Dave Poole" wrote: snip As an ornamental, it has much to recommend it and there are some stunning varieties. There's even a giant form with massive leaves on head-high stalks. Once you have an established plant, it increases readily into a sizeable clump and as hinted before, its cold tolerance when dormant makes it an excellent subject for the cool/cold greenhouse in regions too cold to support it outside. Maybe I'm imagining it, but I thought I saw one of the purple leaved forms (possibly 'Black Magic') at the nursery. t would certainly look good planted in the border of the small double. Clever you! There's one in the middle bed, not too far from the Impatiens tinctoria. ;-) I love it. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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from Sacha contains these words: This is the plant the tubers of which make the stuff called 'poi' in Hawaii?? When we were there, we tried it - close relation of wallpaper paste. But it's a truly handsome plant, I agree - the leaves are something quite exceptional. The ones which squeal when you poke them make a rather good pork poi. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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On 22/1/06 13:01, in article , "Rusty
Hinge" wrote: The message k from Sacha contains these words: This is the plant the tubers of which make the stuff called 'poi' in Hawaii?? When we were there, we tried it - close relation of wallpaper paste. But it's a truly handsome plant, I agree - the leaves are something quite exceptional. The ones which squeal when you poke them make a rather good pork poi. Groooooaaaaannnn! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the flowers to email me) |
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Thankyou all for the replies, there were a number of diffrent sized
tubers all looking roughly the same (hairy yams) I'll give them a go towards the end of next month, as to what I can grow in my conservatory you'd be supprised, as Dave said looking at the price of nursery plants it's got to be worth a try. I'll probably start them off alongside my baby Amorphallus titanum plants and see what happens. Thanks again. Ford. On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:13:57 -0000, Rusty Hinge 2 wrote: The message from Ford Prefect contains these words: Anyone out there ever grown these aroids? found some for sale in a local ethnic supermarket (along with some others that looked similar) and thought I'd give it a go. No, and the name covers a range of tubers from different plants. When is the best time to plant (they'll be pot grown). I'm in the South UK and they will be grown in an East facing conservatory. I would expect them to require more light and heat than an east-facing conservatory could provide. But give them a try. I'd plant them in pots in a polythene tent with a small heater under it - say a 60 watt bulb. Better, you could start them in an old refrigerator with a suitable bulb in it - you'd have to find the wattage by trial and error. (I made an incubator which took 1,000 hens' eggs from an old refrigerator. It had two 60 watt bulbs, though it only required one - the other was a failsafe. It did have a thermostat though.) |
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