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Elephant's Foot Yam Suckers - Should I remove them?

 
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Hi all,

Here's a couple of pics of my elephant's foot yam. Any tips on whether removing two of the suckers would be a good idea?
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Russell Cook wrote:Hi all,

Here's a couple of pics of my elephant's foot yam. Any tips on whether removing two of the suckers would be a good idea?



I know this is an old thread, but I think those are a grass like weed not a sucker from the main plant - I guess you will have found out one way or another now!

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