Mary Sue and PBSers: Thanks for the welcome. I will be extremely interested in this particular Topic of the Week, but right now, I could use some advice on planting my Ferraria crispa bulbs which are sprouting as I write. And on keeping them going over the winter until I can try to switch them. They will be potted and kept indoors over the winter. Anyone have any suggestion to share? Rand >Dear Rand, > >Welcome to the PBS List. There was a man on the IBS list for awhile >many years ago from Seattle named George Krassle. He dropped out and >I didn't have any luck contacting him later. He reported to that >group that he was growing Ferraria on a summer cycle as he was >unable to grow them successfully with his wet cold winters >otherwise. I tried to turn some of mine around and didn't have any >luck even though he said it was quite easy and they started into >growth when he watered them. Maybe if you started them from seed in >the spring and they always had been grown that way it would work. Or >maybe it depended on how they were stored. > >In October I plan to have a topic of the week on the subject you >have suggested. It was inspired by Lisa Flaum, but I wanted to wait >until Mark Wilcox has returned from South America since he too is >interested. I've haven't figured out a title yet, maybe Bulbs that >can be grown out of their normal cycle? > >Mary Sue > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php