ive been growing an elephant ear plant all summer and its so rad

what do i need to do with it now that its getting cold? i already bring it in when its supposed to be really cold or really windy.. but soon its gonna be that way all the time.

should i just leave it on my patio where it is? i don't want it to die, but i'm not sure that it will. i'm worried cause i think elephant ears are from africa or something so it might not like cold at all

10/30/2008 11:07:12 AM

you should find a sunny spot inside for it

10/30/2008 11:10:45 AM

Feed it peanuts and keep the mice away.

10/30/2008 11:11:33 AM

maybe i'll give it to my friend in philadelphia. its always sunny there!!!1

no really... i could do that, i've got a bay window upstairs that gets plenty of sun until like 1 or 2pm - is that enough sun?

10/30/2008 11:12:00 AM

you should find a sunny spot inside for it

10/30/2008 11:12:05 AM

kill it with fire!

10/30/2008 11:13:53 AM

just strip the leaves off the tuber and store it in a cool place in the container and barely water the soil through the winter

you can keep it outside if you want to keep it dormant

elephant ears are actually pretty hardy, they just look like shit after frosts, as long as the tuber is maintained youll get new growth

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 11:19 AM. Reason : ew]

10/30/2008 11:18:37 AM

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"ive been growing a elephant ear CRACK plant all summer and its so rad"

YEAH SON, I GROW CRACK ROCK PLANTS TOO SON.

THEY ARE AWESOME SON. THE CRACK ROCKS BLOOM AT ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR SON. IT'S AN EVERWHITE/YELLOW SON.

10/30/2008 11:20:28 AM

lol

10/30/2008 11:20:48 AM

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"as long as the tuber is maintained youll get new growth"

YEAH MAN, I GOT A REAL BIG TUBER WHEN I SAW THAT BOOBS THREAD SON. I'M MAINTAINING IT RIGHT NOW, TRYING TO GET SOME NEW GROWTH SON.

10/30/2008 11:22:12 AM

id avoide bringing it inside because you wont have the humidity the plant needs unless you want to constantly mist the leaves

10/30/2008 11:22:20 AM

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" YEAH MAN, I GOT A REAL BIG TUBER WHEN I SAW THAT BOOBS THREAD SON. I'M MAINTAINING IT RIGHT NOW, TRYING TO GET SOME NEW GROWTH SON."

hahahaha

sounds like i just need to pm bighit, he sounds like an expert. thx

10/30/2008 11:29:53 AM

lol

Im at work and clicked on that with my boss over my shoulder...woops

10/30/2008 11:30:50 AM