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toofewanimals
Trenton, MI
(Zone 5b)

April 01, 2009
05:40 PM

Post #6351307

I meant to ask this question last fall, but forgot so ...

I bought some big beautiful caladiums last year from one of our co-ops. I was very pleased with them. The bulbs had all been planted in pots according to the recommended amount. When I dug the bulbs up to over winter in the basement, 2 varieties had multiplied like crazy at the expense of the big bulbs. So instead of 5 big bulbs in my pot I now had 20+ babies, the large bulb no longer large.
The 2 types were White Christmas and Red Flash. Anyone else have this happen to them? How do I stop this from happening. Since I have to over winter the bulbs, I don't want them to multiply I just want the individual bulbs to get big and healthy.

Thanks

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