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Oct 15, 2015 7:50 AM CST
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Hi my voodoo lilys are going to sleep now I dig them up till next year one has done something strange can you help what caused this. It is hard not mushy any ideas
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Oct 16, 2015 5:34 AM CST
Name: Ruud
The Netherlands
Apples Herbs Frogs and Toads Foliage Fan Region: Europe Ponds
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These look to me as the roots, not yet died down. The roots of a Sauromatum (and many other aroids) emerge from the top.

Ruud
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Oct 16, 2015 7:00 AM CST
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Thumb of 2015-10-16/mkb136/2ba20d Hi sorry posted wrong pic here it is see the way the bottom looks cracked
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Oct 16, 2015 11:31 AM CST
Name: Ruud
The Netherlands
Apples Herbs Frogs and Toads Foliage Fan Region: Europe Ponds
Critters Allowed Houseplants Solar Power Aroids Birds Bromeliad
Fungus. Is there still the old (shrivelled and rotten) left-over from last years tuber there? In that case you can remove it together with the fungus and you are ready (and the tuber safe).
If not find out if there is any rotten debris in the tuber under the fungus. Remove all soft rotten material till you are in the healthy part of the tuber. Take some charcoal, powder it and add cinnamon (a natural fungicide) to it and rub it in. Keep your Sauromatum dry and plant next year. As the grow point of both plant and roots are at the top they only lose some food-reserve, which they easily survive as long as the rot stops.

Ruud
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Oct 16, 2015 2:09 PM CST
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Hi thank you so much I have quite a few this is the first time i have come across this. Thank You! Thank You!
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Apr 4, 2016 7:11 PM CST
Name: Alex Junge
MN st paul, (Zone 4a)
I hope it don't die on you. Best of luck Hurray!
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Apr 5, 2016 5:48 AM CST
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No there fine he gave me great advise thanks
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Apr 10, 2016 2:49 PM CST
Name: Ken
East S.F. Bay Area (Zone 9a)
Region: California
Those tubers are pure carbohydrate, and very tasty to microorganisms. I've lost some due to "minor" injuries sustained in fall cleanup, such as when offsets are inadvertently broken off. At the time, I didn't realize I should lift & treat them, so yours should have a pretty good chance.
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Apr 11, 2016 8:30 AM CST
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Hi yes its already sprouted doesn't look nice but she'll come back
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