It’s taken us 4 days to dig up, wash, trim and begin winterizing the majority of our tender bulbs, tuber and rhizomes. They have been drying in the sun for several days, so it’s time to decide how we’ll store all of tender bulbs. There are many options for winter storage. You can use cardboard boxes, open plastic crates, paper bags, mesh bags, containers filled peat moss, shredded newspaper, sand, or vermiculite. Once placed in a container, we cover our tender bulbs with a piece of burlap and store them in a cool dark place in our basement. At least once a month, I inspect each container to make sure all bulbs, tubers & rhizomes remain healthy and remove any that are questionable. Here’s how we do all of this.
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Lynn do you ever divide your dahilas?
Nice cannas. Wow, look at your Ginko tree, pretty. I like that Peruan bulbs. I love Dahlias and gladiolas. Oh, and the rest of the flowering bulbs LOL I envy your patience to prep your tender bulbs for a winter nap. Too cool 🙂 Yes, they're called Blazing Stars here. I've never grown them, love to add some to my garden 🙂
Some label both as elephant ears but the edible ones are what we call taro. To know what you have, if the petiole is directly attached at the base of the leaf, it's elephant ears. Taro's petiole is a few inches in from the base of the leaf. You can cut more of that top, bring it down to just above where it connects the corm and top. That top is full of water, why it rots the corms, I guess. We usually, keep the top with some basal plate attached to replant straight away. But, since you're storing it over winter, you save the corms like potatoes. In some countries, they eat elephant ears but it's an acquired taste because it itches your throat. Taro is nicer and a staple food for my people. We eat the leaves too. I haven't had any for a very long time. I would grow them as ornamentals if I could get some. Having them around reminds me of my childhood.
Thank you for the inspiration!
is there any way you would ship any of your cana bulbs or where do you live. I am in Crandon but would drive
Hi Lynn and Richard, first off, Lynn I love those skull earrings 👍👍. Those are some healthy looking canna rhizomes. Wow. You did well. We haven't had a super hard freeze in Central IL yet south of Chicago so I still have elephant ears looking so nice. 👍 Enjoyed this vid. Take care you 3. Rusty
Thanks for letting me know about the liatris seeds. Didn't know that before.
Another very imformative video! Thank you. I've been wondering about peat moss – learned a lot!
Lynn I never realized how many bulbs you actually have around your garden and so many of them are so pretty I I planted a few new plants this season liatris Is one of them and the Montauk Daisy Is the other one and allso the cone flower Is one of my favorites
I continue to learn so much from you. Thank you.