Hi: In southern California - we keep them in pots and bone dry during the summer. Slight shade helps too. Harold At 09:06 PM 10/15/2003 +0200, you wrote: > Dear Robert, >I have passed your question on to Gordon. Awaiting th answer. But I will be >away until Tuesday next week. >Regards > >Lauw de Jager > > >le 14/10/03 13:03, Robert Hamilton à roberth6@mac.com a écrit : > for sharing your enlightening experience with Gordon Summerfield. > > I have a query for Gordon and I wonder if Lauw will pass it on. > > > >> Plants like Daubenya and Massonia need good light however. Good light, > >> but protection from the dew will reduce crown rot and fungal diseases. > >> Watering from the bottom will help as well. > > > > This statement implies that Daubenya and Massonia are grown under > > cover to prevent dew and rainfall on the leaves. This being the > > case do they remain totally dry for the summer months ? If not how > > often are they watered during dormancy ? What about watering management > > for first and second year seedlings during summer ? Do they > > tolerate the same management as mature bulbs ? > > > > Having just watched the leaves on a mature Massonia echinata > > disappear from crown rot ,( we had what amounts to half our years > > average annual rainfall during August and September ) , the under cover > > management appeals to me , as I have quite a range of first and > > second year seedlings of both genera. > >Bulb'Argence > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php