GROWING THE BIGGEST ELEPHANT EAR! ‘Thai Giant’ Colocasia Gigantea. from Thailand. It's HUGE!

Watch this elephant ear grow from May through September. It would get much bigger in a tropical location, but here in Missouri it still got massive! This giant sized Elephant Ear is from Thailand. Its name is Colocasia Gigantia. Thai Giant. It’s advertised to be the largest elephant ear in the world.
It was fun to watch it grow!

[@1ilgrillo]

Thanks for putting the progress of the plant over the full summer into one video, that is rarely done. Your children are a credit to you, so pleasant and supportive of their Dad's interest in gardening.

[@lavonnecook-to3gx]

They produce roots only....no bulbs with those plants....

[@umasgarden6697]

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[@ericnyamu9981]

Update on the plant please. Isit alive

[@helenemoros1656]

I am from the tropics and they do grow big without man-made fertilizer and do good in part shade areas. I guess because of your climate and pushing it with fertilizer makes the leaves light green and brittle.

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

That's good to know. I should grow it again this summer and not do the miracle grow and see if it still gets that big without the fragile leaves. Thanks for the info! Appreciate it!

[@kaikart123]

They grow better in wet soil under full sun though.

[@abibahhitengah460]

If i can have.the bulb...and buy it

[@dennarddancer1960]

If you can, bring them in your home over the winter. Then next spring, they'll have a good start. They're REALLY gonna grow huge next spring...!

[@MargieBradshaw]

this is so much fun to watch. I've watch it... my husband watch it. now my kids have watched it over and over. The leaves are so big!

[@99xara99]

I do not know much about plants but from what I've learned so far, overdoing fertilizer does more harm than good.

[@PurpleStarfish-p3p]

Have you grown anymore? That was super cool!

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

Thanks! no we didn't do it again. I think it would be a lot more fun where it's warmer. in Missouri it started getting colder at night in late August once the leaves finally got big. It would be fun to grow it farther south to see how much bigger it could get.

[@lukegoforth7151]

This is a neat video! It's fun to watch it grow from that little tiny plant into those HUGE Leaves! VERY COOL!

[@nikkiearle]

Imo the plant was pushed too fast w artificial fertilization way over recommended application..this makes weaker plants..

[@stevepasquarella823]

My take about the brittle leaves is that it was not an established bulb/tuber and that you destroyed the soil with the fertilizer. If you were to buy an older bulb, and planted it 6-8 inches deep, and waited for it to sprout out of the ground, then, the Elephant ears would be far more matured, and able to handle the soil conditions and some fertilizer. Second, that Miracle Gro you used is only meant for dissolving in water! You poured probably 3-6 months of Miracle Gro fertilizer directly on top of the soil of a young plant, not regarding the directions say 1 large scoop per 1.5 gallons of water every 7-14 days! That is not a slow release fertilizer! You likely gave the Elephant Ears and the entire soil a 5,000% overdose of nutrients, which made the entire soil toxic! Try planting again but first get all of that soil out of there by digging it up and dumping it somewhere else on your property. Then, start with a new fresh hole, plant a few bulbs into the ground that you can order from Ebay (They usually ship already germinated with roots and a small sprout), then mix a slow release fertilizer in the soil. Next, plant the bulb and soak with water every 3-4 days until the first sprout emerges. Then, begin watering every 2-3 days until the second leaf emerges and fully unfolds. Then, the plant should be strong enough to handle 1 serving of Miracle Gro every 7 days!!

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

Great advice! Thanks so much! I'm anxious to grow more again. wish we had a longer growing season here. It was fun watching it grow bigger and bigger leaves. but then it just starting to get big before it got cold outside. wish we lived somewhere tropical. Lol

[@stevepasquarella823]

@@jonathangoforthshow7427 www.ebay.com/itm/294153929794?hash=item447cf0c442:g:eQ0AAOSwgulgMB~a This will solve all your problems! Buy 2 of them and it is a head start because they already are germinated.

[@bubbaluba3077]

Agree with this comment. Good advice

[@tylerc7336]

The leaves of elephant ears are notorious for ripping in high winds, but I do agree with you on the miracle grow, force feeding plants with the amount of nitrogen that miracle grow has forces them to grow to fast and that's why the leaves are weak, that's also a beacon for bad bugs to come chew on it because the cell walls are so thin

[@tomcaflisch7905]

Put them in your heated garage or in your house in the winter so they don’t have to start all over again every spring from a dormant bulb. They’ll get huge

[@DonFronShow]

107 subscribers! Nice!

[@idontcare32pre]

12.9 k now!!

[@takemyjobpleeez]

I love this plant. I lost last year's plant to rot over the winter. I have another one coming next week. I will sight it better. I live in SC, so they get massive by late September.

[@jimphillis5994]

they require gallons of water per day, they are a tuber..

[@JayNeverStopYt]

Ur not supposed to cover the end of the stem like u did that’s why they aren’t growing like they were supposed to

[@edwardmaina7011]

These are alocasia, colocasias have upright leaves and do not tear easily. You did a very good job feeding them to get to this size.

[@MargieBradshaw]

my kids want to do this too. what a neat plant to watch grow

[@ilyanaismail5391]

You could have the 2 plants, but they need to be further apart.

[@Chantelequalsawesome]

Any updates on this awesome plant? So cool!

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

We had to dig it in October, and it's not warm enough at night here yet to plant it again. will probably plant it after May 1st and let it start all over again.

[@dddduu300]

Said to myself at the beginning of this video you screwed up planting them so close together.

[@Spellbook4SurvivalCultivation]

It's great to get the kids involved, great video

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

Thank you!

[@alvarojurado7474]

Nice video. Soil not dirt , thanks.

[@maribelmedina8720]

Aww ☺️ thank you very much, I was looking for directions to plant my alocasia thai giant..😀

[@lavonnecook-to3gx]

U planted them too close to each other...2 u got them in open n direct sunlight...that's why they didn't as big as they suppose to

[@ginastevenson9640]

Dang that's huge!

[@AmitKumar-hq3ms]

Very nice video. Loved your intrest in showing the details. I love these plants and have about three variety of them.

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

That’s really neat!

[@traviswilliams9156]

so much fun to watch this.

[@juicedtoyalltwenytweny2996]

Nice, Tnks for sharing this video! "Thailand Taro" Mine is Alocasia from Philippines. I think u would love this too----with huge green and glossy leaves ang the tip of it groing up instead!

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

That sounds really nice! Thanks for letting me know. Appreciate you sharing the info about it

[@dhimes3]

Jonatham...just received three bulbs that I sent for from Sri Lanka....I live in the San Joaquin Valley of ca....it gets HOT! here....your planting techniques look great and I laughed when you dosed that miracle grow!........ cant wait to plant mine....I have other tropicals giant bird of paradise.....banana plants etc etc....in my yard ...all doing great....thanks !!!

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

I bet yours will get HUGE! Our growing season here is so short so I bet yours will get way bigger than they can grow here in Missouri. But it's fun watching them grow. The first leaf isn't all the big, but the 2nd and 3rd leaves get really exciting. Thanks for watching our video, I bet your yard looks really nice with all those tropical plants!

[@tropicaltwistslime8586]

This is so neat!

[@danwhite2719]

Ya'll did a really nice job filming this.

[@sukieisler8376]

Im from Thailanddd. This is a greatt video .

[@beatricereeves6653]

They supposed to be under a tree more shade its struggling to survive!!

[@angieburns5330]

Very cool kids. You look very proud of your plant. You are lucky it's not a man eating plant lol.

[@navajo6931]

I am indigenous Montagnard Jarai I live in NC mountains I go to garden center look for Gian Thailand taros look beautiful

[@jamesleverett9191]

where did you get the elephant ears from everytime I ordered one you got

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

Www.logees.com. We ordered a live plant so it already had a start.

[@cindycyr4272]

Looks like your right in the open. I thought the didn’t like full sun😳????

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

Yea I wish we had a shady spot to do it again. We just dont have any good shady areas yet until our trees grow more.

[@dennarddancer1960]

They do best in morning and late morning sun light(7am to noon), but by noon time they should be in complete shade. Although, these babies can tolerate some heat; they just can't handle 100 degree temperatures.

[@danwhite2719]

This is SO NEAT!

[@jamesleverett9191]

I would like to know what company did you bought yours from

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

www.logees.com we bought a plant from their website

[@katynedeoglo3961]

Thank you for amazing info. Good to see kids helping you. Be blessed. What is the state you from? Thanks again.

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

We're in Missouri. Thanks so much!

[@traviswilliams9156]

this is one freaking awesome video!

[@rdemm05]

Any updates from this year? The flowers do produce seeds so you could grow more!

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

We planted elephant ears, but didn't really film it this time. Instead we filmed this Pumpkin Growing Video. haha. kzbin.info/www/bejne/apDPlIeArdGhi5Y

[@scottjones4888]

where did u get plant from

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

www.logees.com we bought the plant from their website

[@TheMostSuccessfulPeopleWereInB]

Good grief that's huge!

[@Adrianasellingportland]

Charming!

[@johnharris4660]

What fertilizer did you use

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

I removed a lot of soil and replaced it with 2 huge bags of miracle grow potting soil. And then after it start growing I would add the blue miracle grow fertilizer when watering. and I dug out enough soil that it was in a low area that I could fill up with water so the water could stand there and soak in. They take lots of water

[@starletta8293]

I would grow mine in a big pot to control how big it gets

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

💚

[@one_MäN-99-s6o]

😂😂 That’s called kochu pata in Bangladesh 😂

[@dennarddancer1960]

Did you replant the same Thailand giant from last year?

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

No we didn’t plant it again this year. We planted a couple of new varieties of black-leafed elephant ears instead. We’ll see how they do. The pictures showed an extremely dark blackish purple leaf color so it looked interesting. But I think we will plant that huge one from Thailand again next year though, it was really fun to watch those leaves grow

[@dennarddancer1960]

@@jonathangoforthshow7427 Oh no. I was looking forward to seeing it this year...!

[@CrystalJanelleTV]

did they grow bigger this year?

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

not so far this year. We've had odd weather here this spring. It didn't start getting hot until a couple of weeks ago so I feel like they're really behind on growth. It was so cool in May that they took forever to start growing

[@zwicknagel]

Thats no longer the biggest Leaf in the world Watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqjLgaGJhMZqZ9U

[@jonathangoforthshow7427]

Thanks for sharing this, we will have to get one of those!

[@kaikart123]

wrong, the biggest leaf is Canada

[@beatricereeves6653]

Move it to another place m a😢n!!