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After the first frost it's time to dig up all tropical bulbs. Several years ago I planted (1) tropical Elephant Ear bulb. See how many I unearthed today and how I prepare them for their winter hibernation.

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I buy the bulbs and cook most of them, as long as they are the Colocasia esculenta type. The bulbs are edible if cooked. Poisonous if raw. That's what is known as Taro or Yautia. They are eaten all over the tropical areas.

i bought some elephant ear bulbs myself i think there so pretty i cant deside if i want to plant them in the ground or in a pot for now i well just have to wait its to early to plant them anyway i also bought some garlic from our locol garden center iam going to plant them in the fall i heard you can get bigger bulbs that way

Can I put my elephant ear on my green house on a pot?

bought my elephant ears for $3.99 today, how close can you plant them together ??

This has been very helpful. I just bought two bulbs today because I really love the elephant ears. Had some years ago but did not realize I needed to lift up in winter...Thanks to you, I know no how. I expect I will have many babies for years to come!

Oh my goodness...don't cut that far down! In fact, allow the foliage to dry up before cutting. The energy from the stems/leaves will be stored and produce that much better plants the following year.

At what temp do you store them in your basement? Is it room temp or cold? Would I been able to store them in my unheated ny garage? Great job on presentation

Thank you. I had no idea what to do with these when I dug them up. You did a great job showing me what to do.

Love your name! Thanks so much for watching and I’m glad it was helpful to you. Hope you get to visit some of our other videos at Wisconsin Garden . com Lynn

Yes, you will not have to buy new ones for next year. Our son lives in Bay View. Nice area. Thanks for watching. Lynn

I’m glad you found us in time. You will be so happy next spring when you see the little buds getting ready to grow. Thanks for watching. Lynn

Thank you for the wonderful video. I got my bulbs dug up and wasn't sure where to go from there :)

Thanks so much for the video. i had no idea what i needed to do. first year for elephant ears in Bay View WI. Now i'll have them next year!

I’m so glad you found our video helpful. They would be way too big to grow inside all winter. Keep warm and enjoy the coming of spring. Thanks for watching. Lynn

Thank you for sharing! This is my first year with Colocassias. They were gifted to me and I'm quickly running out of space indoors. This will help me save them from our Canadian winters.

Glad you found it helpful. I love these tropical plants that can grow in cold Wisconsin even just for the summer. Thanks for visiting and your comment. Lynn

Thank you very much this is the only video I could find that shows how to harvest the bulbs

You are so right! Some of those bulbs are mighty hard to cut by hand. Thanks for your comment. Lynn

You need to use an electric knife for those big one LOL.