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Hi,.

your experiences with Alocasia would interested times robusta. On the Internet that young plants of this kind are very difficult to maintain, grow very slowly alleges that often, and very often easy way faulen or without apparent reason.

About three weeks ago I got three ungetopfte, between 7 and 10 cm high young plants from America, which have of course no longer too good looked after the 10-day shipment. I have them in loose Amorphophallus substrate (potting soil: perlite = 2: 1) potted and erected at room temperature without direct sunlight. Now begin to proliferate, the suddenly like crazy the largest plant has already a 17 cm high hand! So no sign of slow growth or high mortality rate: mad:

Who of you has tried already A. robusta? Have you had similar experiences? And why many Americans seem to have problems with it? Do you about that each tropical plant in normal potting soil in the garden can be hold?

MfG Philipp

Hi Bernard,.

Thanks for the link! Then, the current development of my plants seems to be quite normal.
With the symbiont sounds logical, I will pursue the thesis times. Do you know a mycorrhiza drug that works with Aronstabgewächsen? Unfortunately, the most mycorrhizal fungi only on a few plants are specialized (e.g. orchids, pumpkins, etc.).

MfG Philipp

Hi,.

Thanks for the link, which listens to schonmal very promising. I've seen around me times a bit on the website, which seem to have tested already a number of Araceae:

Anthurium
Caladium
Colocasia (referred to here as "Manihot esculenta" )
Dieffenbachia
Monstera
Philodendron
Spathiphyllum

I ordered me times per one litre of both products and will test the stuff on different rooms, ornamental and garden plants. Perhaps I get hence my clones of Eucalyptus globulus to grips, so far I had to use steady fungicides to have as sensible results. I find that the mycorrhizal fungi are also surprisingly cheap, sometimes is one off ripped at the next fashionable microorganisms pretty.

If there is interest I can publish my tests here.

MfG Philipp

@ Simone: just enter "Mycorrhiza" on eBay, then should several INOQ products to choose from are;-)
BTW: The pendulifolium x cubense is underway!

@ Bernhard: you are better than any search engine, I can only thank! The Nephrolepis will I try out sometimes, do not know but if you get the variety "Macho" with us. Let me see...

MfG Philipp

Hi titanutzz,

great to read about your success! I have to admit, I lost my last A. robusta plants a few years ago. Also, I never managed to get some real data out of my myco trials. I also tried trichoderma and Bacillus subtilis, but most of these things got out of sight. Combined products like the one you are using seem interesting, because at the beginning nobody was able to tell if using several groups of microorganisms was beneficial or contraproductive.

Yes, Mrs. Garner has grown some incredible specimens, I think we all dream of plants like this

Of course, organic fertilizers are very common in Europe, they have a long tradition here and you can buy them at every garden centre. But I think they are most commonly used for vegetables and generally in the garden, not for potted ornamental plants. Also, this whole knowledge about soil microbes and how important they can be for plant health is relatively new, people are just beginning to understand. However, a lot of research is done in this field and some products seem already popular amongst professional horticulturists.
I really have to use more of this stuff again, there is so much to try and learn...

Hi Jürgen,.
Sorry, who no longer lives for years. The plants are always a time grown well and then died. This type makes Cormels, so I could save a few copies again, but then it started again from scratch. It seems like I'm not the only one there so went.
This year there were also second seeds for malesiana, who came but unfortunately dead (replacement during the next harvest was promised me, let's see if that is what...).
Currently I'm testing just Alocasia x robudora 'Supermax', an A. robusta hybrid of Mrs. Garner (http://aroidiaresearch.org/). It seems to be something undemanding. However I may not distribute this plant, who wants to have one must aroidia contact with and sign a non-distribution agreement.
VG Philipp