TOW N.H.Do in Mar.- pots
Diane Whitehead (Tue, 02 Mar 2004 19:17:10 PST)

In general, but also for Pacific Northwest North America and Western Europe -

FERTILIZE:
Some of the information given for bulbs in the garden is also
relevant for plants in pots - actually even more important regarding
fertilizer, as bulbs in pots have a limited quantity of soil from
which to draw nutrients. Corms are totally replaced every year, so
plants like crocus need food.

POLLINATE
Pollinate any rare bulbs. Many clones are self-sterile, so use
pollen from a different plant - this is a good time to take your pots
to a Show and Pollinate at a garden club or this Friday at 4 in
Eugene, Oregon, at the Western Winter Study Weekend where some of us
are meeting.

REPOT
Pleiones should be given new compost now, as they will be starting
into growth soon.

DAHLIA cuttings - Not exactly pot plants, but these need to be
started in warmth if you are going to take cuttings. This is an
economical way to get lots of plants from one tuber.

PLANT OUT FORCED BULBS I know the books say to toss them, but why
not give them a chance at a future life? There is a garden here with
a long border planted each year with tazettas that had bloomed
inside. They flower later in the garden, but they are lovely, and
would have been wasted otherwise.

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Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil