Question about winterized dry root Taro and Geraiums

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This is my first time trying to save Taro and Geraniums.
Last Fall I pulled them, cleaned them and allowed to dry out, then I stored them in boxes
I checked them yesterday, they are still alive!
The Taro is still nice and hard, the Geraniums have most brown branches, a few branches on each are green with miniature leaves...it will be at least 6 more weeks before we can set up our Greenhouse do you guys think these plants can wait that long or should I pot them and put them by a window now?

How do you handle your Taro to re grow it, do you put the bulb in water or plant it in dirt?

Thank you in advance for any tips you might have :)
 
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When I wintered taro, I planted it when it was able to live outside. I still have some that come up every year, in the ground, which is pretty surprising !
 
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lucky you, Tula, it is way to cold here, I can't put Taro in the pond until June and there is no way this root will last that long in the box
 
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lucky you, Tula, it is way to cold here, I can't put Taro in the pond until June and there is no way this root will last that long in the box
I have no idea why the ones in the g round keep coming back, as they shouldn't for my zone. The ones I used to over winter and plant in pots, I placed in vermiculate filled paper bags.
 
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I have no idea why the ones in the g round keep coming back, as they shouldn't for my zone. The ones I used to over winter and plant in pots, I placed in vermiculate filled paper bags.
Did you place them in water at some point before Spring,?
 
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My goal ( if I can master the ability of saving them), is to have them in the pond and everywhere around the yard
 
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My goal ( if I can master the ability of saving them), is to have them in the pond and everywhere around the yard
They are really neat, very tropical looking! I think I'm going to try for banana trees this year too!
 

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Warning! In the pond they can get very large. The first year I had one I had it in a milk crate. By the end of summer the crate was busted and roots covered it all. Last year I had mine in window boxes on edges of pond, bare root with pond water flowing over roots. I now have 3 broken window boxes.
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I stuck mine in the bog, a friend sent me a few they send out runners and just keep getting bigger and bigger. I am 5'8" they were taller than me. I did save a few, have not even looked at them, we just returned home, I tossed a ton.
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Warning! In the pond they can get very large. The first year I had one I had it in a milk crate. By the end of summer the crate was busted and roots covered it all. Last year I had mine in window boxes on edges of pond, bare root with pond water flowing over roots. I now have 3 broken window boxes.View attachment 96875
I hope mine get to be as large as yours
 
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I stuck mine in the bog, a friend sent me a few they send out runners and just keep getting bigger and bigger. I am 5'8" they were taller than me. I did save a few, have not even looked at them, we just returned home, I tossed a ton. View attachment 96877 View attachment 96878
Wow!!!! v
lol I'm 5'1" , it'd be like being in the jungle for me:p
 

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