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