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When To Dig Up Elephant Ears For The Winter


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When To Dig Up Elephant Ears For The Winter. It is best to wait until the plant has gone completely dormant to dig up and replant elephant ears. We like to dig up our elephant ear bulbs a few weeks before the first frost.

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It is very important to the success of saving elephant ears for the winter that you dig the elephant ear bulbs out of the ground undamaged. We like to dig up our elephant ear bulbs a few weeks before the first frost. This is usually around late september or early.

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Use a shovel or gardening fork to dig up elephant ear plants in the fall while the foliage is still healthy. Any damage to the elephant ear bulb may result in the bulb rotting over the winter. To store elephant ears for winter, you need to dig up the bulbs before the first frost. I recommend digging up your elephant ear bulbs just before the first frost of the season.

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