Originally Posted by Richard

Well, of course they are large up to the point of fruiting, then when the fruit is ready to pick the entire plant is cut down and a pup is allowed to grow for next year's crop.

I think the hard part was leaving behind the half-raised bed that Tony helped build, along with the massive corms that had to be pruned on a regular basis.

I will rebuild it here. Hopefully I can take a similar picture in 2 years' time.