How to thin them out without hurting other plants and soil?
It will not hurt them to remove some of the bulbs, or plants. Both can be thinned out, but I would wait until they are not actively growing. If they do not have a rest period where you are, then it can be ok to do this at any time. Just dig the plants, and bulbs out as you would normally.
I wintered over all my elephant ears but one. I had so many I kept one small one that was in a pot and brought it inside just to see how it would do. Of course i dont have enought light and now two of the six big leaves have yellowed and died. How far back shold i cut these stems. Almost March 1st, and too late to dig it up, as it will go back ourside in about 6 weeks. Thanks in advance.
I assume you have an Alocasia. If so, cut the stems down to right above where they emerge from the pot.
Do you plant the sprouting tip up or the round bottom down
Plant the blunt or rounded end down, the tapered end up. It's a fun plant!
On one of your growing know how, the phase harden off ears plants for a week prior to placing outside. What does this mean?
If you sprout your elephant ear bulbs indoors to get a jump on the season, the plant must be acclimated to outdoor conditions slowly. This is true of all plants taken outside. It takes about a week of slowly increasing the amount of time outdoors, starting in a shady spot and moving to progressively more sun and wind. If you are planting bulbs outside, hardening off isn't necessary.
I live in Texas so there is a lot of sun I planted the elephant ears last year and they completely died trunk and all. do they still have a chance of regrowing if all I do is water it?
Depending on if this is alocasia, or colocasia, this could be getting too much sun. I will include articles for both, so that you can begin to find out what happened to them.
Colocasia- https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/elephant-ear/growing-elephant-ear-plants.htm
Alocasia- https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/alocasia-plant/growing-african-mask-plant.htm
What is the warning of owning and elephant ear plant?
If elephant ear parts are ingested, the cause local irritation and swelling. The severity depends on how much was eaten and the size of the victim. Burning pain in the lining of the mouth and stomach may lead to diarrhea. If hands have touched torn leaves and then put to the eyes, irritation and burning may occur. It is considered less toxic than the common houseplant, dieffenbachia. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002867.htm
I’m going to plant some elephant ear bulbs. Can you give me some advice how to care for them?
One of my favorites!
This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/elephant-ear/growing-elephant-ear-plants.htm