Quote:
Originally Posted by NarnianGarden
Wow, there really is a plant named Elephant's Ear? That's how I have been calling kale - the seedlings I gave to my mom have grown huge and really do resemble ears of a Loxodonta Africana!  |
Yeah that's the name most nurseries put the Alocasia Odora bulbs under.
What I like about them is that they grow smaller plants off of their main bulbs after some time growing them. I divided/cut off 2 smaller Elephant Ear plants off of the first original plant I had earlier this spring and repotted them in their own containers.
In fall, I don't cut the foliage back to store the bulbs (which is an option), I instead bring the whole plant indoors as a houseplant to go dormant during fall/winter. Then in spring I slowly acclimate it to the warmer temperatures of spring and it resumes growing.
Oh I love Kale, I usually grow it in fall to overwinter, and it resumes growing in early spring. Which variety of Kale is the one you grow?
~Alfredo