Storing Bulbs for Winter - Elephant Ear Colocasia Esculenta, Spider Lily and Caladium

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Let's dig up some bulbs. Today we will be digging up Caladium, Colocasia esculenta (Elephant Ear) and Spider Lily. Many of your bulbs can be stored the same way. Check out my Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/#!/PlantznThings?fref=ts PlantzNThings What's Growing Page Link - https://www.facebook.com/groups/544382672307357/ Check out my Blog @ http://plantznthings.blogspot.ca/ Follow Me on Twitter @PlantzNThings - https://twitter.com/PlantzNThings Video editing Software used for this video is iMovie Intro created using www.flixpress.com

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Bill, You said you store the caladiums in a cool place. What temperature range do you specify? I am in planting zone 7. One lady I know stores in her garage, but I don't have a garage. What about a spare refrigerator crisper drawer?

What is the brand of insecticide/ fungicide? Thx

Hey was wondering when you store the elephant ear during the winter and replant them during spring/summer would they grow to the same size it was originally cut down at or will it start small again?

LOL I have head phones on and at 10:44 I ducked..

What is the largest your Colocasia Esculenta get? I'm looking at put a Musa Basjoo tree in the corner of my yard with a Medium sized elephant ear around the base.

hello there, last november when i dig my 2 bulbs of colocasia esculenta from the pot to store it in the basement they were full of new small bulbs and i store them all attached together when spring comes should i separate them or put them in the ground like i found them thanks

Thank You for most useful information, I almost left my "Peruvian Daffodils" out for the winter until I saw your packaging and realized that it's the same as a spider lily!

Seeing the entire process in detail is very helpful. Well filmed, easy to see. I appreciate your thoughtful efforts to help those of us who are new to growing these tubers.

is leaf in your hand looks like callaloo that is eaten in my country

great I stored one of my elephant ear

been checking out your vids, have many of the same plant likes, live in pa, got avocado, mango, papaya, pina,colocasia and alocasia, small water garden, and now making attempt to grow lotus from seed, so far so good have many growing in jar but wrong time to plant, forgot i also have about 10 amaryiliis always check out vids to get the best info, did i mention i also have coffee plants growing from berries i picked in the philippines? thanks for posting all your vids

Another great vid!!! Cutting back the Gunnera soon.........weather remaining in the mid 20's (deg C)....very warm and humid!! Will post a photo of the largest leaf.....at least 6ft across!!

Hey Bill!
Do you have any experience with Desert Rose's (Adenium obesum)?
I have just gotten one, and the care info I find are somewhat lacking... If you know how to care for this kind of plants, could you make a video of it?
As always, great videos!

The dahlias came down, next I have to dig than wash, dry and store. I like to use that hamster bedding stuff in a paper bag or cardboard box. If they look wilted in the spring, I spray them for a week on a rack. Same with your suggestion, as sometimes I'll get a rotted one and have yo pitch it. I wished I'd dig up the caladium last year, this year it's crocasmia, I'll try storing.

yet another great vid I would love to have an elephant ear but my space is way to limited your so lucky I also have started a you tube channel about indoor gardening http://www.youtube.com/user/MrNipper001 just incase your interested would love your feedback

YUMMY!!! Wait, is it floury?

Hi, planting any fall bulb for spring?

It's weird how I live down the road from you, about 30 km away, yet I get different weather. Yesterday here was pure sunny and no wind. Today was the same, but instead of sunny it was cloudy. It was also 20C today, in OCTOBER.