Arisaema hybrids

[Jim McClements, Dover, DE z6]

In a message dated 6/16/04 4:27:31 PM, magrysbo at SHU.EDU writes:


> I dunno Adam, maybe I keep them too dry during dormancy. Seems a great
> percentage of 1st year bulblets seem content to stay dormant for me
> indefinitly. 6, 8, 10 months - nothing. When planted out or potted, kept
> barely moist or wet, many just stay that way until they fade away.
>
>

Based on my experience, you're more likely to lose small tubers by keeping
them too dry. The larger they get, the more careful about moisture you need to
be. Wet leads to rot.

Jim



Jim McClements
50 S. Prestwick Ct, Dover, Delaware, 19904, USA, Zone 7a
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