I plant my 1 year seedlings directly in the ground or in 2' deep beds. I have potted previously bedded out plants and they simply hate it. T> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:50:36 -0700> From: leo@possi.org> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: Re: [pbs] Boophane disticha> > Diana Chapman first wrote> Returning from a trip I found my two ten year old Boophane> disticha bulbs sending up flower buds. The bulbs are about> grapefruit size, and I grow them each individually in very> large pots to accommodate their huge roots.> > And then Leo Martin asked> > Congratulations! How large is a very large pot?> > To which Diana Chapman replied> >> The pots are 16" in diameter, and 13" deep, one bulb to a pot.> > Thank you! I have some B. disticha and B. haemanthoides seedlings. I> suspect they don't like being transplanted that often, so before next> growing season I'll put them into bigger pots. Anybody on the list have> comments on how much to pot up Boophone? Cactus don't like going into pots> much bigger than about 10cm / 5 inches larger in diameter. How about> amaryllids?> > Leo Martin> Phoenix Arizona USA> > _______________________________________________> pbs mailing list> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/