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[mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>]

I've grown taro for years in 5 gallon containers in my house using
deep saucers under the containers.  In a house the main issue seems to
be aphids & the leaves degenerating, I usually have to cut them back
several times in a winter.  The transpire a huge amount of moisture
into the air, which is the main thing I use them for, since my house
is very dry & heated with wood.  I usually just get unwaxed taro roots
from asian groceries & have never had an issue with getting them to
grow.

~mIEKAL



On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Jason Gerhardt <jasongerhardt@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Does anyone on the list have experience growing Taro in containers (buckets
> or rubbermaid containers) in a pond? I'm working on a greenhouse design
> which has a pond inside in which I want to grow non-frost-hardy water
> plants. I put in water chestnuts this summer and they are doing incredible,
> which indicates to me that taro would do just as well. I also need a source
> for taro root to experiment with; have tried taro purchased from stores and
> it rots very quickly before it sprouts.
>
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> Jason Gerhardt
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