How to plant Elephant ear
kropta
18 years ago
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leslie197
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Comments (9)Kat I think that elephant ear (at least one I grew few yrs. ago) may be too large for 8" opening. The leaves were over 2feet long. Really beautiful; I had it in large pot, diam. was 16". I watered it generously daily, and it just grew. But pot did have drainage hole. At the end of the season I collected the corm; it actually had "baby corms", so I had more for the next season. I just stored them for the winter(like canna or dahlias). They could grow quite tall, so that should be considered for your location. I would not grow it in stagnant water, even if they tolerate boggy conditions. They prefer semi-shade/shade, will do well in dappled sunlight. I would not grow them in full sun. Rina...See Morenew to elephant ears--how to plant them
Comments (1)A sand/peat moss mix will work nicely, maybe with a bit of manure compost to richen it up. I would drill or melt some holes in the container an inch or so below the soil line. Lots of moisture in the root area is great, but I've found my Colocasias and Xanthosomas don't like to be wet above the crown....See MoreHow do I plant elephant's ear?
Comments (72)I bought taro roots from the Oriental stores month of December, I just put them in a tray no water and leave them on the refridgerator then i check back the end of January you can see the green slips coming out from the tubers, so plant each tuber in those lil containers with soil potmixing ( i used some small coconut fiber cups 4" high) from HomeDepot then l line them up in a tinfoil pan with water 1 " by the window for 2 wks, check back you won't believe they 6" inches tall but I wait till mother's day then I transfered them to outside garden, i fertilized them with all purpose then I flooded them with water everyother day. They grow about 3' tall, my problem that I should cut out the old leaves liked it mention above so they grow taller. We cook the taro leaves with cornbeef as our best dish for dinner. What I am asking for I have tubers ready to plant outside but afraid might they get by the frost, is there any idea when to start plant them, last year I plant them very late....See MoreNeed help identifying cause of sickly Elephant Ear plant
Comments (3)Thanks kindly. Before I read your comment I was thinking it's either spider mites or a fungal infection or both. I'm going to treat the plant with a good wipe down, then a spray of Neem oil, dishwashing liquid, water. As far as I'm aware Neem should help tackle both, of course depending on what type of fungal infection it could be. What's weird is that I thought spider mites loves dry conditions, but the fungal infection I think the plant has is from water. I honestly can't figure it out! Regardless, I think the fungal infection it may have is Phytophthora Leaf Blight. If this is the case, I doubt any intervention is going to help the plant out very much. The droplets that look like water rang alarm bells when I read about different fungal infections. https://www.hunker.com/12003917/elephant-ear-diseases Who knows what's going to happen but I'm going to try to save it! I have other plants not doing well which need answers too! That's next! Thanks newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada for your help! Fingers crossed....See Morechateauclubcrest
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