moving arisaema

[Tina Lalonde]

Quoting Martin Ashworth <martin at MASERVICES.FSNET.CO.UK>:

> Hi Kathy
> Never had problems moving when tubers are approaching dormancy. Not yet moved
> a growing plant from garden to pot but OK other way round, from pot to
> garden.
> Martin
> NW England, UK
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Kathy Guest
>   To: ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL
>   Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:16 AM
>   Subject: moving arisaema
>
>
>   Good morning:
>
>   I will be moving house and garden to a new location over the course of the
> next few months.  I am under no particular pressure so I have the luxury of
> moving the plants at the best time for them...
>
>   Is there a rule of thumb for moving arisaema?  If I needed to keep any in a
> pot for some time, is that advisable?
>
>   I don't have anything exotic really, and most of my collection has come
> from our seed exchange.
>
>   Thank you.
>
>   Kathy Guest Shadrack
>   Buffalo New York area
>
Hi Kathy
I grow all my aroids in pots and change the soil each fall.In my experiences,I
have had no problems transplanting dormant and/or blooming plants as long as I
take a decent root mass.I must confess I have found it extremely easy to grow
Arisaemas in pots as long as I protect them from extreme freezing in winter
and extreme heat in summer.I only change the soil in fall to weed out any
nasty critters hoping to make a winter home.Hope this helps Regards,Tina