More fall crocuses
Rodger Whitlock (Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:49:16 PST)

On 8 Nov 03 at 19:12, Jane McGary wrote:

With all due respect, the ingredients in this recipe are almost as
mysterious as the "Cornish silver sand" called for by the original
John Innes potting formulation.

Tell us all a little more about your coarse, sharp upriver sand. What
kind of minerals are in it? Which river? (Some of us *do* travel
through Oregon, you know.)

<makes note: take buckets on next Oregon trip>

And the pumice: what screen mesh would you use for this? We can
get bags of a whitish horticultural pumice here (probably imported
from Oregon in bulk and repackaged), but I'd be interested to know
how coarse or fine the stuff is that you use.

And as for the forest humus: what species contribute to it?

Inquiring minds want to know; you seem to have considerable success
with bulbs that are far from easy and we're all jealous as all get
out.

--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
"To co-work is human,
to cow-ork, bovine."