This picture shows the condition of the tuber when I received it. If you double click and blow the picture up, you can clearly see the break in the tuber.
Hopeful, I planted both tubers in this small 9 x 12" tub and put it on my seed starting mat. I was rewarded with several shoots from both tubers. At this point I asked about the size of the bigger tub and was told (in capital letters), you can't transplant now, you will kill it. Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I ordered a lotus tub, had Carl get another bag of top soil and we cut the pink tub down the side and across the bottom separating the sides from the bottom of the tub. We slid the bottom of the pink tub into the black tub and filled in dirt so the soil was level.
This is what it looks like today. Three leaves up and two more in process. Carl was talking about getting a kids swimming pool to set it in but how in the world would we ever move it outside? As it is, we will need to remove the water, place the tub on a cart and move it outside. Fun times.
Job well done - congrats on beating the odds.
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