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Jan 4, 2014 2:03 PM CST
Kentucky 😔 (Zone 6a)
Cactus and Succulents Region: Kentucky Moon Gardener Plant and/or Seed Trader Tropicals Plant Identifier
Garden Ideas: Level 2
Much to my surprise, it still hasn't started to stink much, it's really opening up now tho!

There's a faint unpleasant smell, something metallic, very odd and hard to put your finger on, we'll all know when it peaks!

She doesn't really know what to think about it, she's quite the flower girl and insists that she loves pappy, everytime we check it out she asks, "is it stinky daddy?" Then I respond " oh yea, it's gunna be SOOO stinky!" She then rolls her eyes and says " oh no daddy, not again..."

It's funny as can be, she's a nut, wonder where she gets that from...

Here's today's pics!

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I did find a funky spot on the tuber, I scooped it out with my thumbnail, and gave it a does of cinnamon, I think it'll be fine, but it was pretty large, maybe 4-5" across and an inch or two deep! It's never happened before, but apparently it pretty common.

Konjac is supposedly the "tater of the tropics" in areas where it's grown, they make just about any potato style dish you could imagine from it, including fried chips!
Oddly enough, the funky spot smelled just like a freshly rotten tater, not the wicked putrid smell of old rotten taters, but it wasn't an old spot...I bet given enough time it would reek!

It's also what they make lipozene from!
Please tree mail me for trades, I'm ALWAYS actively looking for more new plants, and love to trade!
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