As always I'm caught not ready for frost. I'm kicking myself for not potting up my EE's earlier in the season. They are all in the ground now. How should I handle this? Pot them up? Leave them bare root? The only one I ever over winter I just leave in a bathroom that gets lots of light. I have way to many to do this now. Can they go dormant? I really don't want to fight the bugs on them all winter. Thanks for the help.
Kristi
Over wintering EE's
Kristi, somewhere I was asking the same question. One answer I got, was to cut back the tuber ones and just store the bulb. On the running one, they said the roots could be stored in moss. I hope that helps. I guess that is what I am doing. Last year I kept the small ones going and it was a pain! LOL I think Brugie said that is what she will do.
I have all of mine potted and ready to carry to the basement. They don't require much help to live through the winter. I was afraid to let them go dormant for fear it would take too long for them to come back in the spring. I don't know what kinds, but Kyle said that some of them will take up to a year or two to come back if they go dormant. Can't have that!!
I think the amazonica/polly were some of the 'don't let it go dormant' ones.
Okay, I give up. What are EE's. Always learning something new. This must be my new thing for the day. LOL
elephant ears:)
Alocasias & Colocasias. Sigh ~ my latest obsession.
Oh Duh, I should've know that. Sometimes my brain goes dead. Or as my DMIL calls them, a senior moment, although I'm not quite in that category yet my brain seems to be. LOL
AngelSong gave me two of these as a gift and I "really" want them to grow next summer beside my water garden. So my question is how do I store them for the winter? In my heated basement? In soil? They came in plastic bags and seem to have a "ball" on the end. They definitely have lots and lots of roots on them. They appear to have been dug up very recently. Should I brush off all the dirt, cut off the growth, and store in a paper bag in the basement? I'm in zone 6 where the winters can get below 0 F and summers can get in the 90's.
Thank you bunches!!
"T" :)
"T"
...I went through the same dilemma when I got my first EE's just last month.
There are 2 types....bulb/tuber -or- runner type. So that should easy enough to figure out. If you have a fleshy bulb like root they can be stored as a bulb. Runner type (Imperial Taro ) is what I have and they are sharing a pot near a window for the winter because they can not be stored like a bulb.
....Storing your bulbs dry will of course shorten the growing season for them.
Best of luck with your EE's
shirley
okie dokie....thank you!!!