Allow your elephant ear plants' foliage to die back naturally but leave tubers in the ground. Cutting the leaves back beforehand can cause root rot. Cover the tubers thoroughly with a pile of dead ...

If you finally decided to plant elephant ear tubers this past spring ... At this time, you can trim back the stems a few inches and cover the base of the plant with mulch or yard clippings.

My Alocasias have been in the ground ... Elephant ears, bananas, hoja santa and other large leaf perennials should be cut off after hard freeze damage, leaving 2- to 3-inch stumps. Then cover ...

The bulbs contain all the plant’s energy, so they’ll get bigger with each passing year even if they start from the ground every spring. Technically speaking, elephant ear bulbs are called ...

I took some elephant ears and banana plants from Thibodaux and ... and okra can be planted now), rake the bed to level it and cover it with a quarter-inch layer of newspaper and a few inches ...

Upon seeing the men, the elephant charges, flapping its ears and kicking up dust as it runs. Rather than panic, the men simply stand their ground and stare down the elephant as it dashes toward them.

Q. This year I planted elephant-ear bulbs. I placed several in a large planter and most in the ground. The package directions stated that the bulbs need to be dug up every fall and replanted in ...

SOUTH BEND — Tina Colglazier has been serving up sizzling hot elephant ears at the St. Joseph County ... chicken tinga, ground beef and Mexican sausage. If you like fusion food, they also ...