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Subject: Re: dry or wet during winter
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At 23:24 2006-01-16 +0100, you wrote:
>Arno, frankly speaking I was very much surprised reading about your 
>recommendation to keep the tubers wet and cold during wintertime. Most= 
>people recommend to keep them almost totally dry and one friend of mine =who=
 
>got so frustrated about rotting tubers that he even started planting=2=0
>Arisaemas in 100% lava gravel a year ago with pretty good results. I als=o=
 
>heard about recommendations to plant the tuber very deep at 30-35cm  to= 
>prevent them from severe frost. In fact, I did with the result that it h=as=
 
>prevent a couple of plants from surving or at least regrowing above grou=nd=
 
>level to allow them starting photosynthesis again. I just lost the tuber=s=
 
>and didn't find any rot or remainings in the ground. 
>
>So what is the best method for overwintering Arisaemas?
>
>Looking forward to your recommendations
>
>Claus
>Zone 7b, Germany

The different Arisaema species grow wild in a very wide range of climates
from Siberia to the Himalayas to South east Asia - not to forget the US.
This means the we always need to specify what kind we talk about. What su=its
one species does not becessarily suit another.
G=F6te