I just planted my black magic bulb a few weeks ago! Kept the bulb fairly shallow covered with a light soil mulch mixture. Heavy watering. Front porch with almost full shade except for the early morning sunrise. I saw roots developing a week ago and now I see 3 or 4 tiny, quarter-inch sprouts pushing up and out! Super excited 😊 How long do you think it should take for the ear to open up? I know very little about these beauties.
That was really cool sir! The absolute best type of music for this. I get so tired of the bouncy dingy dong music people put with their vids. It's sad you don't have anymore vids, and hope yours grew well for ya! Stay Well Sir! 😊
Great timelapse video! My black magic looks like this one. First it was dark green and then it turned completely black after a few days. Thanks for making this video!
Love the vid, I just got a 3 leaf juvenile black magic. It' looks very cute. If I may ask you .... I keep the soil constantly wet by placing the plastic nursery pot it's in ... in a cache pot filled with some water. Would that be correct? Thanks. Btw... what kind of fertiliser do you use? I am thinking of either fish emulsion or some worm castings (TOP dressing). What do you think? In your experience ... how big do the leaves get when fully grown? My neighbour has one and it’s leaves are very big ... around 16 inches and it looks quite thick. The stems are at least 4ft long. I’ve only seen it from a distance and he doesn’t know the name of the plant. It looks awfully like the black magic. I’ve only seen 8 inch leaves max in nurseries and I’m beginning to doubt if what he has is the black magic. Thanks for your help.
Sorry for the late reply... They drink lots of water. I use organic chicken manure. I fertilize as soon as it starts to grow. They thrive best when they are planted directly in the ground, but here in Norway I have to have them in pots. My largest leaf was around 35 centimeters.
