permaculture

[mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>]

They aren't grown in standing water, but in pots with well drained
soil.  Then the saucers go up maybe 3-4" & I keep those filled with
water...  I just plant the corms into the soil & they take pretty
quickly, usually within a couple weeks.  The size does increase, but
not like the ones I grew outside, heavily mulched in the garden.

The corms at the asian grocery are usually pretty small, a little
larger than a walnut.  You can also buy larger ones by buying elephant
plants from nurseries (or Walmart :).  I've never tried dividing them,
I always plant whole.

~mIEKAL

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Jason Gerhardt <jasongerhardt@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> mIEKAL,
>
> Will you describe your planting method?  Do you presprout, how many inches
> of standing water, how deep do you bury the roots, do you cut the roots or
> plant whole?  Finally, do you actually get large corms to form?
>
> --
> Jason Gerhardt
> Designer and Educator