Giant taro help

[John2468]

Hello everyone!!

How do you sprout this giant taro I got from a grocery store? Right now I have it sitting in water. Thanks!!

Edited May 23, 2021 by John2468

[metalfan]

Plant it.

[JohnAndSancho]

That's dedication, putting it in water while it's still in your car. 

[Keys6505]

If it were me I'd put some powder fungicide or cinnamon if you have nothing else on that fresh cut and let it scab over for a few days before sticking it in the ground.  Water isn't necessary while it's bare root, I used to store mine for months in cardboard boxes when I lived in 7a.

[Fusca]

I did the same thing back in March thinking that my Colocasias were dead after our historic freeze.  But they came back anyway and the taro that I planted came up as well! 

[Keys6505]

22 hours ago, Fusca said:

I did the same thing back in March thinking that my Colocasias were dead after our historic freeze.  But they came back anyway and the taro that I planted came up as well! 

I'm absolutely shocked that I didn't lose any of my Colocasia/Alocasia from the freeze.  Some I threw buckets over last minute but many were on their own.  I did operate on some a few weeks after to cut off any exposed rot though.  I just saw my Alocasia Ivory Coast pop up a few days ago and as far as I can tell that was the last one I was missing out of like 40+ named varieties.  Tough little plants.

[John2468]

I ended up throwing it in my compost bin because I found a large cut all the way through the bulb, I cut it in half and saw there was rot in it. I will buy another one next week and retry.