Finally we’ve had some rain. Hopefully I will now be able to finish planting. (It is very late!) Some nice jonquilla are now flowering. Years ago I selected bulbocodiums that had gnarled coronas with pollen points in them. It seemed…
Mid June
Month: June 2013
Ripen leaves in artificial shade ? (Desert climate)
I garden in the high desert northwest of Albuquerque. My Early Louisiana jonquils bloomed around March 25th. I knew they needed some shade — shade is just about unheard of in this new garden — and expected a nearby perennial…
Update on Using Bleach as a Post-Lifting Daffodil Bulb Dip
In The Daffodil Journal, Volume 48, Issue 3 (March 2012), pages 214 – 216, you will find my article on using bleach (sodium hypochlorite) as a post-lifting daffodil bulb dip. In the article, I mentioned that plain bleach (no additives)…
Hot Water Treatment – HWT
I thought I’d repost an email I got from Bob Spotts on Hot Water Treating The only question I still have is should I do the hot water treating just after I dig the bulbs or just prior to planting…
Horse-teething – aka going to grass
When digging and lifting seedlings yesterday morning, I encountered an unusual situation. I had planted one or two small bulbs of each of twenty sibling seedlings from the cross ‘Miss Primm’ x N. fernandesii three years ago in a rectangular…
posting on behalf of ADS Judges Credentials Chair – Julie Minch
To all the show chairman and society presidents- My job is to keep records of judges information that includes judging assignments, winning blue ribbons and taking refreshers. I have not received all of the judges reports from show chairman for…