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Old 05-28-2011, 11:20 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: alocasias colocasias

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Originally Posted by mbfirey View Post
Mayan mask seemed like something new for last year... Or at least I thought so- I didn't think anyone had any Established plants be able to give any hardiness reports.
If you're confused with "Alocasia African Mask" aka Alocasia amazonica then of course they aren't hardy...
Richard how big were your "Mayan Masks"?
Never grown it. I have:
Colocasia esculenta 'Midori Sour'
Colocasia esculenta 'Blue Hawaii'

Another cultivar is arriving next week. Keep in mind, I choose mine for the taste of the corm, not the appearance of the foliage.

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richard..so yours are in pots im thinking?
Yes, my customers typically plant them out in raised beds - for example, along side their Daikon, Parsnips, etc.

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hey... do you know any difference in growing EE in pots over field grown?
I know of 3 farmers who grow them several acres at a time. They will harvest the plants whole in the mid-summer and sell them at Farmers Markets and to local produce markets as well.
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