Bulb food

Makiko Goto-Widerman makikogotowiderman@me.com
Sat, 24 Oct 2015 15:41:26 PDT
This is the third year to grow Lachanalia, and they started shooting new leaves.  I mixed DG (local decomposed granite), course sand and small amount of compost.
The weather here in Southern California must be perfect for them.  Very low maintenance.  I did not give or forgot water during hot and dry summer last year, but they came back.

Makiko, Zone 9-10   




On Oct 24, 2015, at 3:29 PM, Ina Crossley <klazina1@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you Rodger.  That is most interesting.  Where I live the soil is volcanic and plants love it.  I didn't connect the fact of that with the pumice I now use in containers.  I have done no horticultural training, just a gardener from a young age.  And get a feel of what agrees with them and what doesn't.   Great to know your info on this.
> 
> Ina Crossley
> 
> On 22/10/2015 8:42 a.m., Rodger Whitlock wrote:
>> On 21 Oct 2015, at 16:01, Hans Huizing wrote:
>> 
>>> I also use Pumice.
>>> For the more difficult Cyrtanthus species I use pure Pumice 2-5 mm.
>>> The root system develops very well in this material.
>> A demonstration that plant roots need air too. And I don't mean just epiphytes.
>> 
>>> Since this material contains no nutrients...
>> Pumice (volcanic pumice) is nutrient-rich like other volcanic ejecta. Think
>> about the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius, which have been farmed for millenia because
>> the soil (decomposed ejecta) is so rich. Particularly rich in potassium, I
>> understand. The best part is that the nutrients in pumice are released slowly.
> 
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