"commercial" freesias
puppincuff (Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:31:45 PDT)

Judy,
Like Roy I've grown commercial Freesias for a long time. I found virus
attacks the pink and blue shades eventually killing them, but the major
'problem' for me is that after a while they all revert to yellow.
chuck Schwartz
zone 9b
puppincuff@cox.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Glattstein" <jglatt@ptd.net>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 7:18 AM
Subject: [pbs] "commercial" freesias

Last year I potted up and flowered some freesia cultivars - blue, yellow,
and white. They flowered in late winter in my cool (50° Fahrenheit)
greenhouse. Smelled delicious and were a good antidote to the winter

blahs.

Recently I was just getting ready to discard them, vaguely remembering

that

they were only supposed to be good for one go-around. But the bulbs,

having

sat all summer hot and dry in their pots in my greenhouse, look really

plump

and sound. So maybe that is information put out by vendors who would

prefer

I purchase new bulbs rather than recycle old ones.

My question: can I re-use these, and if yes, do I just start watering them
or is it better to repot with fresh potting mix.

Thanks in advance.

Judy in soggy wet New Jersey

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