Introducing Colocasia Jacks Giant ( Jack's Giant )
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Re: Introducing Colocasia Jacks Giant ( Jack's Giant )
That's odd Kris, mine seems shy to pup
The leaf is now fully grown and topped out at 74cm, but we have a least another 2 months of growth yet, so we'll see how it goes.
It might be an idea to separate the pups to increase the leaf size.
The leaf is now fully grown and topped out at 74cm, but we have a least another 2 months of growth yet, so we'll see how it goes.
It might be an idea to separate the pups to increase the leaf size.
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Re: Introducing Colocasia Jacks Giant ( Jack's Giant )
I think i'll do just that.
Hopefully should leave one big plant and several more smaller plants that'll have their turn at growing very big next year (I'll keep them growing through the winter)
Hopefully should leave one big plant and several more smaller plants that'll have their turn at growing very big next year (I'll keep them growing through the winter)
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The big corm I got from Milbrook earlier this years got your 74cms beat Dave,its topped out at 76Dave Brown wrote:That's odd Kris, mine seems shy to pup
The leaf is now fully grown and topped out at 74cm, but we have a least another 2 months of growth yet, so we'll see how it goes.
It might be an idea to separate the pups to increase the leaf size.
Who needs Jacks giant
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Re: Introducing Colocasia Jacks Giant ( Jack's Giant )
If they are spherical ones, and have a slight pinkiness at the base of the stems and pinky roots, they are the Mammoth. Jack's Giant has white roots.SteveW wrote:The big corm I got from Milbrook earlier this years got your 74cms beat Dave,its topped out at 76Dave Brown wrote:That's odd Kris, mine seems shy to pup
The leaf is now fully grown and topped out at 74cm, but we have a least another 2 months of growth yet, so we'll see how it goes.
It might be an idea to separate the pups to increase the leaf size.
Who needs Jacks giant
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Re: Introducing Colocasia Jacks Giant ( Jack's Giant )
Its not a mammoth as far as I can tell.It doesn't have the pinkness that the wilkinsons ones had anyway,and the roots are white
Its a nice plant that doesn't produce that many pups as you can see in the second pic,the big one it sent up not long after starting into growth the others have only really appeared in the last few weeks.That all helps in getting a big leaf I've found.I've got loads of giganteas planted out and in pots,and they all pup like crazy except one,thats getting to be a decent size,obviously its no thai giant yet - Dave Brown
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I didn't reply at the time for some reason, but it looks like Jack's Giant
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Re: Introducing Colocasia Jacks Giant ( Jack's Giant )
How is this doing Dave...is it living upto its name ???or is the mamouth just as big ? I Have seens pics of the Thailand Giant...and that looks even bigger !!!
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Oops missed this Coddy
The Jack's Giant planted out is doing reasonably well, with a largest leaf of around 75cm. I can't measure it easily as it is out over the pond. They are slow to get going but has done better than I expected in this cool summer year. Not the best pic as was getting dark.
The Jack's Giant planted out is doing reasonably well, with a largest leaf of around 75cm. I can't measure it easily as it is out over the pond. They are slow to get going but has done better than I expected in this cool summer year. Not the best pic as was getting dark.
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Jack has finally become Giant Now standing at what must be 7 feet tall. The leaves are not huge, huge but the stems are very long. I think it must be the length of the growing season that has brought this on
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what are your plans for this giant in winter....
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I stored dry last winter as I didn't have enough space.
Here was the rhizome in Feb 2011. I started it off just in a plastic bag to raise humidity in around 20 to 24C and it has grown from that in 8 months. I shall be storing more dry if I can guarantee large plants from them.
Here was the rhizome in Feb 2011. I started it off just in a plastic bag to raise humidity in around 20 to 24C and it has grown from that in 8 months. I shall be storing more dry if I can guarantee large plants from them.
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Hi Dave, after you had dried the corm off was it then kept at room temperature in storage or colder!Dave Brown wrote:I stored dry last winter as I didn't have enough space.
Here was the rhizome in Feb 2011. I started it off just in a plastic bag to raise humidity in around 20 to 24C and it has grown from that in 8 months. I shall be storing more dry if I can guarantee large plants from them.
Tony
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It didn't get cold, any lower than +6C but was on the table in the conservatory until early Feb, so min 6C, max up to about 20-ishC. From then is was on top of the kitchen wall cupboards around 20C min.Palmer wrote:
Hi Dave, after you had dried the corm off was it then kept at room temperature in storage or colder!
Tony
20C may seem difficult to maintain, but if the room is at 18C, near the ceiling will be nearer 20C. Also the kitchen gets warm when cooking/ironing etc.
I think I'm am going to store as many of my Colocasia rhizomes up there in future as they seem quicker to respond to starting off, as I said on another topic. I read this on a webpage, that someone pointed me to.
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Re: Introducing Colocasia Jacks Giant ( Jack's Giant )
Very interesting.
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Dave Brown wrote:It didn't get cold, any lower than +6C but was on the table in the conservatory until early Feb, so min 6C, max up to about 20-ishC. From then is was on top of the kitchen wall cupboards around 20C min.Palmer wrote:
Hi Dave, after you had dried the corm off was it then kept at room temperature in storage or colder!
Tony
20C may seem difficult to maintain, but if the room is at 18C, near the ceiling will be nearer 20C. Also the kitchen gets warm when cooking/ironing etc.
I think I'm am going to store as many of my Colocasia rhizomes up there in future as they seem quicker to respond to starting off, as I said on another topic. I read this on a webpage, that someone pointed me to.
Thanks Dave I’m going to try this method!
Does it work with small rhizomes too?
I’m just worried small rhizomes would become dehydrated.
Tony