Hippeastrum culture

Karl Church 64kkmjr@gmail.com
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:25:09 PDT
Thanks Del
On Jun 13, 2013 6:36 PM, "Del Allegood" <npublici@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Karl,
>
> Look on Gardeweb.com.Dianna doesn't do hybrids.A lady named Maria,from
> Virginia is a member. She sells on Ebay and sometimes has yellow
> hybrids.The best thing to do is to go on Ebay once in a while and search
> for what you want with their search engine.A Japanese seller,who invented
> some of those yellows sells them there. Be warned they are High priced.
>  Del Allegood.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Karl Church <64kkmjr@gmail.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Hippeastrum culture
>
>
> Diana, great advise-thanks. By the way, do you know of anyone who might
> have either seeds or bulbs of H. "Opal Star" or H. "Yume Mitai" that they
> would sell, trade, or share?
> Karl Church
> On Jun 13, 2013 8:53 AM, "Diana Chapman" <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net> wrote:
>
> > No, I don't.  I just use dish soap with bleach to wash the pots and
> > benches. I just fill up a wheelbarrow with soapy bleach solution to wash
> > the pots, and it goes really fast.  I wash the bulbs in water with just
> > a dash of dish soap to break the surface tension.  If I do find any kind
> > of rot, I scrape or cut out that part and dust with sulfur.  Sometimes,
> > if I think the bulb might not make it, I clean it thoroughly, removing
> > all damaged tissue and twin scale the rest of the bulb, since some of
> > the species I have are in very short supply and I don't want to
> > sacrifice even one bulb.  If I have plenty, I just throw the damaged
> > bulb away.  In the past I have used Cleary 3336WP, a systemic fungicide,
> > which is very good, but to buy it now I need a pesticide applicator's
> > license and I don't want to go that route. It would be very burdensome
> > to take the classes and file monthly reports for a small business like
> > mine, and I have found these practices I have outlined to work just as
> > well, maybe better.  I have two young helpers one day a week who do the
> > washing, and they are very organically oriented, so they have been a
> > good influence.  One worked right through her pregnancy in my
> > greenhouses, so I was also motivated to phase out the use of chemical
> > solutions.  I have been very pleased with the results.
> >
> > Diana
> > http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/
> > http://www.thebulbmaven.typepad.com/
> > >   Diana:
> > >
> > > That's great advice.
> > >
> > > Do you disinfect with any commercial product during your cleaning
> > process.
> > >
> > > Arnold
> > > New Jersey
> > >
> > >
> > > On 06/12/13, Diana Chapman wrote:
> > >
> > > I have modified some of the cultural advice posted yesterday and added
> > > some tips on specific species. I will add to this in the future.
> > >
> > > I have had people ask me how I keep my Hippeastrums so healthy. I must
> > > emphasize the yearly repotting and cleaning. We repot all the bulbs in
> > > winter, clean the bulbs, removing any dead tissue, dead roots, and all
> > > the outer dry tunics, scraping off dead material from the basal place.
> > > Sometimes I dust with sulfur when I do this, otherwise not. The pots
> > > are washed, and the benches washed also, and the bulbs repotted in
> fresh
> > > material with the old potting mix discarded. I used to use fungicides,
> > > but have not had to for the past two years. I keep my bulbs much drier
> > > than most bulbs. The only problem I have had with rots is when the
> > > medium is too moist. There are some species that like moisture (H.
> > > blumenavium, but maybe it's not a Hippeastrum after all!). Old potting
> > > mix gets compacted, fungal disease can build up, so the repotting is
> > > very important. It is a very big job, and my helpers and I do it in the
> > > winter, but my collection is very valuable to me.
> > >
> > > blog: http://www.thebulbmaven.typepad.com/
> > >
> > > Diana
> > > http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/
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