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Old 07-23-2008, 12:21 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Default Re: proud parent Ventricosum

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Originally Posted by damaclese View Post
no problem Kitty but its not going to be until September you are going to have to winter it inside i know for sure it wont survive out side until its at least 6 moths old thees are long lived thou the average is 5 years to maturity they also have one of the largest corms as they are grown for the starch value of the corm Vary nutritious!
Great, sounds like I'm going to need a greenhouse ( a big one at that). If my Ensete Maurelli was 200lb last year what will my Ventricosum be in the fall of 2009? Anyone have a crane I can borrow.
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