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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NJ Bayshore
Posts: 3,848
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Hey everyone ~ hope all is well ...
A few years ago, our Great Aunt Fran passed, and no-one wanted to take her "prized cannons" (cannas) she grew every year. I've been growing them and over-wintering them for a while but wanted to fine-tune my storage method. I've dig them up and they are drying on newspaper in the shed. The have long roots on the bulbs. A couple questions: How long should I dry them for? Can I cut the roots off? How should I properly store them? I have been using a metal tray with some medium in it - but have heard about storing them like onions. How do you store your bulbs? Thanks ! ~ Tom
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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Tom we leave our cannas in the ground here in the Austin area.
I simply cut all of the dead material back to the ground and they come back next year. Here is a good link for all sorts of bulbs including cannas Which is not really a bulb. ![]() http://www.extension.umn.edu/distrib...re/DG1117.html Worth |
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