Rob:
I agree with Jennifer, you must have a lot of patience! I tried wick watering years ago for African Violets but I had to discard that growing method because the cloth was wicking up way too much moisture and keeping the soil too wet causing root rot. There are many folks who use that method of growing with great success though.
Looking at your above photo's, the plants look healthy to me! I don't grow Colocasia so I can't say for certain, but I wonder if there's a little too much water in the saucers? Usually you want the water level to be just below the top of the pebbles and replenish it little by little as it evaporates. I like your statement regarding the Marine in you not allowing you to quit and I want to say Thank You For Your Service!
LOL, I've been growing houseplants for 47 years but the older I get, the less patience I have with some of them.
Here's the link to the database for
Elephant's Ear (Colocasia Dragon Heart Gigante)
and:
And, there's some great information about Colocasia at the Exotic Rainforest site too:
http://www.exoticrainforest.co...
