Month: November 2010

daffodil bulbs for breast cancer

Friends, Last September I put out the call for mystery daffodil bulbs that I needed to thank folks who sponsored me in a race that raised money for the University of Virginia Hospital’s Breast Care Unit.  And you responded!  My…

Autumn Flowers

Dear All: Here are three selections that are currently in flower. ‘Autumn Glory’ (prov.) is probably the only one of this prolific and fertile cross (Gloriousus x elegans) that will be named. It is a bit larger than the rest,…

Soft Bulbs

Thanks Jason You’ve answered all my questions in one letter. Like Mellissa, I pop the grub out using a wooden skewer (the type used for making kebabs – but I don’t attempt to harvest/eat them Over here the foliage is drying off nicely…

Large fly destruction

Many bulbs can be salvaged by removing the worm and replanting. (I add a dose of Clearys 3336 slurry.) You’ll often get a number of bulblets formed from the basal plate. David Karnstedt had the idea that the detritus (worm…