Colocasia Esculenta Winter Care. Elephant Ear Plant. Taro. Winter Protection

[@alien11able]

If you had a greenhouse where you could control the heat and humidity to 90 degrees F with comparable humidity, you could grow Colocasia that reaches a height of 7 ft. tall! You could have your own Jurassic Park! :)

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Yes, and funnily enough, I'm about to build a large plant house 🙂

[@stevenbird7183]

Hi Mark, i have pink china too. Im in liverpool. I have them growing in a raised bed constructed of some timber, last year i just covered it all in a few inches wood bark, and they came back this year tenfold

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

This year I will be using your method.

[@stevenbird7183]

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[@pete6265]

Hello mark I’m interested in buying one of your plants larger one .

[@tonymulreid6347]

Really interesting Mark, especially the tea light hack. cheers

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi Tony. Thank you very much. I pinched that hack from tiktok and i believe it works. We'll see 😊

[@Adnancorner]

Actually the leaves are edible and as well as tubers taste pretty nice if you know how to cook them.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you for this very interesting additional information 🙏😊

[@camperblackmagic7603]

Hi Mark, I have just been doing the same thing in my garden I am lucky enough to have a family member with a large glass conservatory which they don’t use so I tend to store all my tender exotics in that over the winter period .

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

A great place to store plants. I would like a large glass house eventually. Or an orangery. Hope your plants do well this winter. Best wishes. Mark

[@SueShaw-n3j]

Hello, I’m new to these plants and would like to ask if I would be able to over winter in a unheated conservatory or do they need darkness?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

An unheated conservatory would be ideal in my opinion. Restrict the watering if they stop growing. Darkness is not a requirement 😊

[@SueShaw-n3j]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thank you for your advice as I don’t want to loose it, one more question ,should I leave the leaves intact or cut them off ? Thank you

[@letXeqX]

This, and your previous Colocasia vid were fascinating, thank you, I've subscribed. When I lived in the US I'd see Taro in the asian shops. If I'd only known I would have stuck some in the ground! I'm in Jerusalem now and don't see the veg, though the plants can be purchased. I'm wondering if they could be left in the ground here. Almost every year we will reach 0C but it'll just be for some hours or at most a day. Wish I could get some from your caring hands, but it's rightly impossible. Beautiful little Taro/Colacasia garden you have!

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hello. Thank you for your lovely comment. And hello to Jerusalem. It goes to zero there? I thought it was always hot and dry. We've had minus 8 here recently. Very cold! Thanks for watching. Mark

[@letXeqX]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Yeah, minus 8 is really cold. I've heard about the tealight thing before but wonder about how well that could work in those temps. We have a lot of different climates for a tiny country. Jerusalem is at 750 meters, so yes it can get cold. We'll get snow here every few years, last winter we had a big one, was at least 6-7 inches. In the north there is skiing! Looking forward to your new videos and will have to go back and see what I've missed till now. Thanks!

[@poggywoggy123]

Hi Mark. Thank you for all your helpful tips. I have just started collecting Colcasia and have about eight, not all different. I still have them outside (October14th) and know I should feed them. Is it too late in the year to feed them or should I now let them rest. Appreciate any advice.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi what are your intentions for them over the winter? Move indoors or leave planted? Mark

[@terencepogson6477]

Hi Mark. Thanks for replying so promptly. I have a conservatory which I was going to house them inside . It does become quite chilly on the coldest days. All my plants are in pots. Thanks Mark. Terence

[@terencepogson6477]

Hi Mark. Thanks for replying so promptly. I have a conservatory which I plan to House them in, though it can become quite chilly on the worse days. All my plants are in pots. Thanks Mark . Terence

[@DeannaMiller-kw4px]

Hey there Mark. I have a question that I probably know the answer to. I bought a Colocasia Blac Magic. The mother corm has rotted but I have a baby one growing next to it. Do I need yo take the rotted mother corm off. I have bought it in the housetoday for the winter. Thankyou in advance. I'm from Lewes Sussex

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I'm no expert so I can only answer with rudimentary knowledge. Here is what I would do: I would wait until I was absolutely sure that the 'pup' has a good root/corm of its own so that it can survive robustly as a plant. Eventually when repotting I would try to gently remove the rotting corn with doing damage. Ultimately it may just rot away and feed the pup...what were your thoughts?

[@DeannaMiller-kw4px]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thank you Mark. I was worried that the rotting corm may spread rot to the baby. I had thought to maybe cut it off. But I've never grown these before. So I am definitely keen to learn what I can. I thought bringing it into the house over winter it would probably have more of a chance of survival. I learnt from another sight that they prefer direct sunlight. Which infact was the complete opposite to what I had been doing. It was outside in a shaded spot. Thankyiu for your reply. I will leave the rotted corm on. In the spring I will take out of the pot and check what is going on. Fingers crossed she will survive .

[@gracesim1806]

These are gorgeous. Where do you buy yours please. Thanks for a great video

[@yousefosman9051]

Hi Mark, did it work? I bought some from veg shop and they are shooting at the moment, but trying to decide on what to do in a few months time, whether to dry store the corms or try and get some of the plants to limp through winter (or try everything!)

[@clarkriccobuono3903]

Could you pot them in saw dust for winter? Great information thank you.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I think that's a good idea. Yes why not? Mark

[@lisaparker6189]

Good to see what you are doing.. I have a greenhouse in a sheltered spot of my garden so i have put two in it and like you say it's very warm. Thermometer reading 88 deg !!! I have power in there so will heat the greenhouse on a timer over night if we get any frost... I live in Warrington not far from you. I've left the leaves on... Is that sensible?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi. Sounds like a nice cozy environment to store them. Will they keep growing? If so i would say it is fine to leave the leaves on. If they start wilting dramatically i think my approach would be to remove some. Hello to Warrington from just down the road in Nantwich 😊😊😊 best wishes. Mark

[@valjalava1951]

Great video,iam in Vancouver Bc Canada and just have one huge plant so I will try your way and get them into pots ,,so what temp should the shed be like 50 degree

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I think above 4 degrees centigrade. To avoid the root from freezing. I think that means above 32 F. So yes i think 50 would work. But not too warm because you need them to stop growing. Good luck and HELLO to Canada! ☺️

[@patguarneri3217]

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[@Knapper94]

I dont have esculenta (on next years plant list) I had Hawaiian Punch, Black Magic and Pink china Hawaiian Punch I lost almost immediately, I did not like where id positioned it after planting it out in the garden, dug the corm up and it was complete mush (even though it was still throwing leaves out) Black Magic has done well and I managed to accidently divide it when I dug that up too, thinking id lost that but all it did was make two nice plants Pink China was an early summer purchase which ive been told I dont have to do anything with, just throw some bark over it when it dies down.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I'll need to look out for a black magic then for our colocollection 😁 i wonder why hawian was mush and yet still making leaves? Any thoughts? (my understanding of pink china is the same as yours. Quite hardy with minimal care)

[@Knapper94]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK no idea why, it must of still had enough life in it and roots to produce leaves but it literally fell to pieces in my hand :D

[@Knapper94]

took out the black magic bulb to overwinter today, that was complete mush too :S

[@silpapollington9188]

Hi Mark, I am new to these plants being grown in the UK, but know in Asian culture the leaves are used in cooking. Found it a shame you had to cut off all those leaves and you could not sell them to an Asian shop to sell on to their customers.

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Another great video, Mark. Do you or have you dry stored colocasia corms in the past? I did last year and they didn't do so well in the ground this summer. I'm thinking your method is the way to go!

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi. I've never dry stored. Although the ones i stored in compost were dried out. I think mine habe done reasonably well this time due to the manure in the soil. I suspect

[@pamelatyer1030]

If you have any in the spring I’d like 1 or 2 ..

[@andyfarmer759]

Hi Mark, I would like a baby plant if you have one available please. I would love to watch its progress

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi Andy, i will reserve one and get in touch in the spring time. When they have started growing again i will get one to you. Best wishes. Mark

[@andyfarmer759]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Thanks Mark thats great. Enjoy your gardening, Andy

[@silpapollington9188]

Hi Mark, I am new to these plants being grown in the UK, but know in Asian culture the leaves are used in cooking. Found it a shame you had to cut off all those leaves and you could not sell them to an Asian shop to sell on to their customers. 14:02

[@silpapollington9188]

Hi Mark, I am new to these plants being grown in the UK, but know in Asian culture the leaves are used in cooking. Found it a shame you had to cut off all those leaves and you could not sell them to an Asian shop to sell on to their customers.

[@rudiro8393]

i was also thinking the same. it hurts to see these cut leaves on floor. they are very delicious to cook and eat.

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