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eric27 · 10-17-2011, 10:27 PM

Just dug this one up. It's my biggest one. Last year it was over 11 feet tall with leaves 7 feet long. This year because of the cold May and June it didn't do as well. This plant is so sensitive to temperatures and amount or water-the roots rot off so easily. I have a lot of difficulty overwintering them in pots as the roots rot off in the coolish winter temps so this winter I'm not even bothering. All of them get put in bags of peat and I'll hope the tubers don't rot. This one weighs about 5lbs or so.

10-17-2011, 10:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
eric27 eric27's Photo Gallery Location: Milwaukee, WI Zone: 5b Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 248 BananaBucks : 99,453 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 313 Times Was Thanked 253 Times in 105 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Colocasia Gigantea Thailand Giant Strain bulb Just dug this one up. It's my biggest one. Last year it was over 11 feet tall with leaves 7 feet long. This year because of the cold May and June it didn't do as well. This plant is so sensitive to temperatures and amount or water-the roots rot off so easily. I have a lot of difficulty overwintering them in pots as the roots rot off in the coolish winter temps so this winter I'm not even bothering. All of them get put in bags of peat and I'll hope the tubers don't rot. This one weighs about 5lbs or so.