are yall in zones where you get to leave them in the ground for winter?
I am determined to have taros SO everyone just pack me up some of yours and send them asap by overnight mail
any help appreciated on why I just cant seem to grow them
tink
Hi Tink,
They need to have their feet wet, ankles dry. Or so I have found. Maybe a bit less if your climate is cooler....I have mine in full sun, until about 3:00 in the afternoon, then full shade. This is for the black magic, but the tea cup is in full sun until about 5:00. I gave the black magic some- not much- osmocote, and put small pebbles on top in the pot, which only has one 1/4" hole for the water to drain out of. Before I drilled it, the water was stagnating, and the plant was not doing good. So very moist soil, watered every other day has been working for me.
I think you can grow them...you do so well with everything else. It has taken me a long time to finally get mine happy, but you have to move it around until you see where it is happy. This black magic has been in every spot on my patio, and it has done the best where it currently is. I'll send you some runner if you want?(waiting for it to leaf out right now...) Let me know. But you would have to bring it in for the winter, I would think. I've just covered it when we had a few cold nights, but it didn't seem to bother it.