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Growing tips for malanga (taro)
I have been growing taro for only about a year or two. I got my starters from Clemmens. It is a small grocery store. The roots were just visibly sprouting from the top. It took several months for them to sprout, but they finally did. My question is: do you have any tips for growing this root vegetable? The plants are not doing well. Maybe because they are growing in sand that is dry. However, one plant was doing well and had several immature roots about 5 inches long and an inch wide. And guess what happened to them???? A STUPID animal dug under the plant and broke of all the roots. Man was I happy :272 3:a rachutenanner::banananinj a::nanert ank:
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Re: Growing tips for malanga (taro)
Taro like very moist soil. It needs sun and higher temps. It can also be grown in paddies. I have not grown the edible form(might try next year). But the other forms I grown in my koi pond can and I assume you can do with edible form too. In winter I take it in and throw in 5 gallon bucket under lights. Or you can store away for the winter months if you want.
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Also are you dude growing mustangs?!!?!
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I know I am growing Mustang projects lol. I have 4 them that wandered into my yard lol. But they are kinda rare ones that I got at good prices. To original poster, you can create a wet area by digging hole a foot deep then lining with 6-8 mil plastic. leave top of plastic a few inches below top of soil.
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I also have GTO, Porsche and firebird projects lol. How you find out?
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I have a 77 camaro but pretty much have all the parts just need to clear some projects. got most of the rest of the interior recently from a 80 trans am from a wrecking yard but I am sure the car is gone now. also have a 63 falcon convertible which I have had on the road. 68 289 for the motor, a bit of a cam. Granada disk brakes on the front and 93 mercury disks on a 8 inch rear end. looking for a posi for it, 373 gears. thinking about drag racing the kid when he gets his k5 blazer finished. been helping him with the frame, going to do the welding and body work on the body. so I have got a little time. falcon is the daddy to the stangs and except for the body everything is pretty much the same.
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Thank you for all the suggestions everyone! ANOTHER pest I forgot to mention is white flies. They congregate on the leaves as SOON as that are open. The old leaves are COVERED on the bottom in old hatched egg shells. Anyone else had the problem? How to stop it? I’ve tried Castile soap in water sprayed on the bottom of the leaves (that is where they are), and it controls it for a little while but in a couple days there back. Thanks 👍
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Brougt mine indoors the last few weeks.
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Malanga is looking better. There are only whiteflies on the ones in full sun. I think the ones that had whiteflies before were in straight dry, sand. They were under a bougainvillea that was out of control. The bougainvillea is gone and a food forest has took it’s place, and more. And they seem to like growing there:
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I grow some Colocascia and Leucocasia Gigantea Thailand Giant. I start mine early inside and then plant in the garden in full sun and give them plenty of water. Dig up and store the tubers after the first frost and do it again the next spring.
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Re: Growing tips for malanga (taro)
Well, the bottom photo didn't look like taro (we call it Kalo over here), 2nd from the bottom did look right for taro, 3rd from bottom didn't. Plants were similar, but true taro doesn't have a leaf with a split open all the way to the stem. I saw a Cassava leaf in there, too, somewhere. I agree with the comment to grow them wet. Some of the lo'i over here have the bottom of the plants completely under water with just some stem and leaf above the water. If it thrives under those conditions, you never want it to dry out. Some will tolerate drier conditions, but they really love to be wet.
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Re: Growing tips for malanga (taro)
I grow Malanga. I noticed it does best in almost complete shade with good rich soil. I water them well, but they don't sit in flooded soil. Trick is to plant them very shallow, almost on top, then mulch heavy with a grass. I use alfalfa. I get massive roots by doing this. The soil I use is a blend of rabbit manure and pine bark fines. I add just a few additional minerals. They get big.
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