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Old 05-06-2013, 05:57 PM   #20 (permalink)
Lord Snooty
 
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Default Re: Ensete Ventricosum sprouting!

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Originally Posted by jmoore View Post
looking good. I hope you have a big garden because they are monsters!
Far from it. I only have a rather modest border.

This is an old illustration I found of a Ventricosum in its natural habitat.



According to Wikipedia:
"Each plant takes four to five years to mature, at which time a single root will give 40 kg of food."

At least I'll save on potatoes and pasta, if my house foundations survive!
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