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How do you dry elephant ear bulbs?
After you clean the elephant ear bulbs, they must be dried. Keep elephant ear bulbs in a warm (but not hot), dark place for about a week. Make sure that the area has good air circulation so that the bulbs dry properly. After this, keep elephant ear bulbs wrapped in paper and in a cool, dry place.
Do you have to dig up elephant ear bulbs every year?
It’s time to make a decision – leave the bulbs in the ground and treat them as annuals (meaning they won’t come back next year) or dig them up and store indoors until next spring. It’s up to you!
Should I soak elephant ear bulbs?
Elephant Ear bulbs are typically planted during the spring season once the threat of frost has passed. Thoroughly soak the area with water once the tubers have been planted. Continue to water regularly throughout the growing season.
When should I dig up my elephant ear bulbs?
You will want to dig up elephant ears when the weather starts to get cold and the leaves start to get brown and crunchy. You can wait until after the first frost, but not much longer after that, or the tuber will die.
How to prepare your elephant ears for the winter?
If you’re in Zones 1-6, this means you will need to bring your Elephant Ears inside for the winter. It’s a fairly simple process: After your first frost, cut the stems to about 6 inches tall. Put the tubers in a grocery bag, plastic pot or bulb rate and cover with a mix of peat moss and soil.
What’s the best way to plant elephant ear bulbs?
If you started your bulbs indoors, just transfer them to the ground with whatever growth they have in tact. Plant them about 1 inch below the surface. Make sure the right side it facing up, just as with starting them indoors in a container! Then cover with soil and water.
When to harvest elephant ear bulbs for winter?
This post shares how I’m storing elephant ear bulbs for winter. If you live in a climate where you can’t grow beautiful plants outdoors all year long, harvesting your bulbs and saving them for the spring is a great way to bring them back year after year. This post also contains affiliate links.
What should I do if my Elephant ear bulb is rotting?
Any damage to the elephant ear bulb may result in the bulb rotting over the winter. In order to keep the bulb undamaged, it is a good idea to start digging about a foot (31 cm.) away from the base of the plant and gently lift the plant and bulb. The next step for saving elephant ears is to clean the elephant ear bulbs.