Last spring, Weeds sent me some lovely tropical plants, and I thought I would post a picture of the giant elephant ear that I took yesterday. My assistant is my grandson, who, unlike the elephant ear, is growing VERY well. Hehe, save a tropical plant - DON'T SEND IT TO ME!
Kathleen, dig that ear up and put it in a pot for the winter. Next year, leave it in the pot and set it in a saucer of water and watch it grow. They love water. In no time, it will be taller than your cute little helper.
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This message was edited Oct 1, 2003 9:36 PM
LOL Kathleen! It had a good home for a spell anyway. Looks like a healthy ear even if a tad small.
I know, it needs a brugmansia to grow beside it!
And some butterfly ginger.
Some NY nanas too!
lol, and then there's this morning:
Oh brrrrrr. I am tropical too!
ROTFLOL Note to self, do not send tropicals to Kathleen. :)
Yikes! I don't think Elephant Ears and snow mix! In fact, I'm sure of it!! Best to stay with very hardy perennials! :~)
that poor, poor elephant ear.
Kathleen; try these. No planting involved
Elephant Ears
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 cup warm milk 110-115 F
1 cup warm water 110-115 F
3 Ths. sugar
1 Tbs. salt
3 Tbs. shortening
4-1/2 cups All-Purpose flour
Oil
Sugar & cinnamon -- for topping
Suspend the yeast in water. Add milk, sugar, salt, shortening and 2 cups flour. Beat u smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. On a floured board, kne until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and rise in a warm place until doubled, about an hour. Punch down and shape into 15 ovals 1/2 in oval by 1/8 in thick.
Heat 3-4 inches of oil in deep fryer. Fry ovals, one at a tim mins per side, until golden brown. Drain. Mix sugar and cinnamon; Sprinkle sugar mixture over fryed ovals, cool.
Just a note, even I can't just let a plant succumb to weather beyond it's understanding. I've dug it up and it has been sitting in a bowl of tepid water for a day or so. It had foot long roots, which I trimmed back to six inches or so. Hmmm, can you bonzai an elephant ear?????
This message was edited Oct 15, 2003 10:34 AM
I would take every leaf off it,leaving the last center leaf,it may be fine.
Hehe, no leaves to take off - nature did that for me!
LOL to funny!
coco my son is going to love you forever-hes been asking me to make EE and now i can! :)
ROFLOL........yall are just to much...can't grow'um, cook'um....LOL
Dee
Kathleen, I knew you would come through. Pot that root and keep it warm....should be fine.
