I started a couple of in-ground taro beds early last Spring. The idea was to see if I could keep taro alive thru our harsh environment. I’ve had other beds fail but that was during a multi-year drought. One is dug in about 9″ deep and is positioned in a way that drainage water that runs across our property when it rains hard will flood it good. The other isn’t dug in but has a berm of soil around its borders to slow the exodus of water. It too will get flooded as well.
I have been growing taro for several years - not just the Colocasia esculenta species, but several Xanthosoma species as well. Taro is just one of the several tropical plants I obsess over, however it’s most certainly the plant with the most uses that I have come across. In this blog I’ll document my progress in acquiring and growing taro, both the successes and shortfalls. If you want to know what to do, and what not to do, this is the blog to check back on periodically. I’ve gotten good at growing and killing taro, at doing things right and at making mistakes. Hopefully this will help make your taro growing experience more productive.
I'm a horticultural enthusiast. My life is deeply shaped by my plant passion. I am decidedly tropical, influenced by having lived on Guam, by life on Hawaii as a child, and a deep infatuation for fruit common in the tropics..
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