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Taro from tubers.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:00 pm
by Las Palmas Norte
Anyone ever try Taro from store bought tubers? These all have a healthy "eye" which would give the indication they'd grow, but I wonder if that's enough? If they don't I've only waisted a half dollar
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Cheers, Barrie.
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:10 pm
by The Codfather
Nope they will grow fine....alot of people buy\grow them here...
there is lots of different ways posted on here.....I will look for some links butsomeone may post how they do it......but just a little warmth
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:13 pm
by tropical Tom
Yep, did a load last year, avoid them rotting and they'll do fine, maybe a little on the small side tho'
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:59 pm
by Yorkshire Kris
They will grow well. I am just putting a video together about how to do it. Will post soon.
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:38 pm
by flounder
Local asian supermarket sells taro as eddoes(and other wierd and wonderful things) they grow just fine
Another cheap way for the jungly look.............I like cheap
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:36 am
by Las Palmas Norte
Yorkshire Kris wrote:They will grow well. I am just putting a video together about how to do it. Will post soon.
That would be cool brother. I have seen a couple of your vids before and thought about doing something similar for folks on our PNW Cloudforest cafe forum.
Cheers, Barrie.
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:14 am
by mixiepalms
Barrie, I grow them every year, i can get about 10 for a pound from our local asian store., always look for the ones with green eyes, dont over water, they rot, i chit mine, like you do with potatoes.
cheap gardening !!!!!! they like bottom heat !!!!
Mixie
ps they over winter well indoors, ive got two.
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:19 pm
by Deedee
I started 5 off last year in january on a windowsill where the combiboiler is, They took ages to sprout but sprout they did.
I put them outside during the day in about may, then back in the ghouse at night..
They all survived, which is amazing i think considering where i live
They never did get very big, we had another poor summer but it hasn't put me off trying again
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:50 pm
by Kristen
How do I find a local Asian supermarket? I tried Google using "Asian Supermarket near MyTown" and its top link was to "Chinese Supermarkets" on city-listings.co.uk - which looked REALLY promising ... clicked the link ... and city-listings.co.uk shows a nice little map with my closest store ... which is 88.3 miles away
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:54 pm
by The Codfather
ask in the corner shops or curry take aways....they will know. Somtimes, tesco sell them....
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:56 pm
by fieldfest
i got mine from here last year-mail order supermarket
18" leaf was my biggest
http://www.theasiancookshop.co.uk/fresh ... 3792-p.asp
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:06 pm
by Kristen
Oh for goodness sake - a MAIL ORDER Asian Supermarket? That is just SOoooo obvious ... I shall hide my head in shame like Uggie
Re: Taro from tubers.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:12 pm
by Yorkshire Kris
Video uploading as we speak.