New Member/Ferraria crispa
Rand Nicholson (Sun, 05 Oct 2003 08:49:14 PDT)

Hi Arnold:

Rand:

I am a bit confused about your dilemma. You stated that the
ferraria bulbs were on a Mediterranean cycle and you were trying to
convert them. Is it temperature, season or day length that is the
problem.

Maybe all the above ... I have never grown Ferraria crispa before and
know little about them. My immediate concern is, because they are
sprouting, to get them potted. I have done that for the ones showing
signs of growth, but there are others that are not sprouting and I am
going to try and keep them dormant for as long as they will allow as
it would be much easier to grow them over the summer out of doors.

I would guess that the Mediterranean cycle is only different in
temperature and day length for you. I have some South African bulbs
that we got as a group order from South Africa and I am converting
them to my ( New Jersey) seasonal schedule.

I, eventually, hope to be able to do this also with mine, hopefully
without any casualties. Jim Shields and Mary Sue have been a great
help getting me started, the latter sending me archived posts which
discuss this very thing.

Thanks to all,

Rand