Colocasia by Martini

[Martini1980]

Hi guys

I just'd like to show off with my Colocasia esculenta, bought this year (as a tuber), planted in may/june.

As i live in Poland i have to keep it ina a pot - cause it wouldn't survive winter in the ground

I plan to take it inside and overwinter it as a houseplant

ps. What i saw on this forum is great and You have great specimens of this plants.

[tropicalwon]

Welcome, from the UK You have got some fine colocasia specimens

You're garden looks immaculate.....Superb!

[Dave Brown]

Hi Martini, and welcome to the forum

Your Colocasia are looking very good, and have grown well in just 3 months Some types have the potential to grow very big leaves, up to 1m long if fed a watered well.

I'm not allowed to have them indoors as they drip from the leaf tips and mark the furniture so a lot of mine will be dried off and overwintered as rhizomes. Then I will start them off again in spring

[miketropic]

Hi Martini, and welcome to the forum

Your Colocasia are looking very good, and have grown well in just 3 months Some types have the potential to grow very big leaves, up to 1m long if fed a watered well.

I'm not allowed to have them indoors as they drip from the leaf tips and mark the furniture so a lot of mine will be dried off and overwintered as rhizomes. Then I will start them off again in spring

how long do you let your dry for dave. I usually give them 2 weeks at room temperature, sun bake them if I can on a good day then hit them with the funguside and then into the paper bag full of sparghum

that esente looks wonderful on the step martini collies as well

[Martini1980]

Thanks for warm welcome

As to Ensete it was also bought this year - by post order from Czech Rep.

it also goes very fast

I just dont want to think how i will manage to carry it inside for winter

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[Arlon Tishmarsh]

Great stuff Martini.............

[flounder]

Hi Martini

I just dont want to think how i will manage to carry it inside for winte

A lot of us store ensete dry, out of the pots. Still can get quite heavy, but not as heavy as lugging a great big pot inside

[Martini1980]

wasn't thinking about bannana

look at firs photo above - lemon tree - also goes inside

[flounder]

You're on your own with that one