Hi Kathy, I believe you will find your answer at this site, plus many others. Good Hunting.... Tom > http://fertilizer.org/ifa/publicat/… On Wednesday, February 18, 2004, at 10:41 PM, Kathy Stokmanis wrote: > Hello, all > > Some time ago someone referred to a previous discussion years ago > (possibly through IBS?)concerning Osmocote and similar slow release > fertilizers. I have been unable to find it in the archives. Can > anyone recall the date or answer the question that the brief mention > tantalized me with: what did the research indicate about heat and > it's effect on this type of fertilizer? If this rather garbled > message rings a bell for anyone, please let me know. I need to > fertilize some bulbs. > > Thanks, > Kathy S. > > It's rained 9 inches here since Sunday. Daffodils are starting to > bloom as are Iris reticulata. Zone 8/9, Sierra foothills, Northern > California, wet in winter, very dry and hot in summer. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >