Colchicum problems
Jane McGary (Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:25:44 PDT)

Arnold asked:

These are stock plants that I keep in plunged mesh pots so I can keep them
separate and clearly identified, and I usually sell the surplus if they are
healthy. I lift them every other year to change the soil and divide them,
since they're in a confined space.

However, it's also beneficial to lift and divide garden colchicums at least
every fourth year, because the corms become very crowded and try to cope
with that by plunging ever deeper in the soil, and they they may not flower
so well, because they get very attenuated.

I hope Arnold's bulbs aren't getting washed out by the torrential rains
recently experienced in, I think, the area where he lives?

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA