Hope I am posting in the correct place. I got caladium from the co-op. One of the posts said that the best way to start them was in a bag of very damp (but not wet) spagum peat. I did this on Saturday. I looked at them today and they are covered in mold. What should I do?
LimeyLisa Kay
Caladium HelpNow What?
My impulse would be to take them all out again, spread on newspaper, and let dry.
Then, pot up (are you potting them?) in regular soil mix.
I was going to pot them up until it was safe to put in the ground. Should I clean them up with anything?
LimeyLisa Kay
I have done what you said. I will be using potting soil. It has a miracle grow type product in it. These are my questions: Should I toss the peat moss, or can it be reused, or just put in my compost pile? How long should I let them dry before I pot them up? I have 12 of each kind. How many to a 10 or 8 inch pot? How deep do I plant them, in the pot and outside? How big do they have to be to transplant outside? How do I tell which way is up? This last questsion is why I did the peat moss method in the first place. When they sprouted, you would know which way is up.
LimeyLisa Kay
Lisa:
These sites have some good information:
http://www.caladiumbulbs.com/information.htm
http://www.aces.edu/dept/extcomm/newspaper/caladiums.html
http://www.thefunplace.com/house/garden/caladiums.html
http://www.touchofnature.com/hgemail/hg02022001.htm
http://www.caladiumsonline.com/planting.htm
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/Communications/news/NewsArchive/4nws0306.txt
http://caladiums.ifas.ufl.edu/Home_commercial_landscape.htm
http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~presslar/greenhouse/caladium/xhortulanum/ufces-1060.pdf
Enjoy the links! :)
Thank you thank you!
LimeyLisa Kay