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Elephant ears... how fast do they grow from bulbs?

Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:23 pm
Posted by Rex
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:23 pm
Seems like one of those things I should be able to find on the web, but I've failed.
Posted by fightin tigers
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:24 pm to
Sleep, creep, leap....3 years for quality.
Posted by Rex
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:27 pm to
3 years???? I was hoping for 3 months. :(

Posted by tigersownall
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:35 pm to
Fast
Posted by TutHillTiger
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:38 pm to
I planted in May last year and they were huge by July 4th
Posted by auggie
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:11 pm to
Elephant Ears are mostly known as Taro, or Gabe in The Philippines, that might help.
They grow fast.
Posted by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:23 pm to
I assume you are referring Colocasia.
Their growth rate is largely dependent on the species, but is also influenced by other factors including:
the richness of the soil,
the amount of water,
the temperature,
the amount of available space,
any competing plants in the vicinity,
etc.
Posted by Dr. Shultz
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:35 pm to
They don't like the cold and it's been oddly cold so far this spring. They should grow pretty big in a month or so though
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:35 pm to
Good conditions will sprout like a weed
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:50 pm to
I have those pains in the arse all over my yard. Yeah they grow fast as hell, especially when it rains.
Posted by Tiger in NY
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:05 pm to
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3 years???? I was hoping for 3 months. :(


They will grow pretty quick. Ours were all but decimated by the winter, and have gone from one measely green sprig to 8 "ears" that are about 20" in diameter right now.
Posted by Spankum
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:07 pm to
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Elephant ears... how fast do they grow from bulbs?


they grow unbelievably fast...plant them when the weather is hot, keep them watered, and they will suprise you...
Posted by Rex
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:10 pm to
quote:

I assume you are referring Colocasia.

I mean the big ones that grow under trees in partial sun, not the small stuff that grows next to lakes and streams.
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