Hello All: I just wanted to let you know I am in agreement about getting the seeds to sprout, it is always a joy when I see a sprout. I have very bad luck with some of my bulbs, the rain, the squirrels, the birds the phantom; it has become a war of wills. Take care and happy sprouting, Chris > [Original Message] > From: Susan Hayek <susanann@sbcglobal.net> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: 10/3/2004 8:35:05 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] BX Successes--TOW > > **For us newbies, just getting the seeds to sprout is a major accomplishment. > I have found that all the Dieramas are a snap (my garden will be > filled with them). > My Dietes butcheriana and D. grandiflora are sprouted and in pots, > same with Cypella herbertii, Habranthus estensis, and my Lapeirousia > mixed. > All the bulbs I have ordered are making growth. > > Someday, I too, will be able to tell you how all these plants are > growing and blooming in my garden. > The major accomplishment for me is the confidence now to collect and > try starting seed. > Luckily I began with Dierama and had success, even from mine in my yard. > > > > > > >Dear All, > > > >We have now had 76 BX offerings. This idea to share our excess bulbs > >and seeds originated with Jim Waddick and has been implemented in a > >fabulous way by Dell Sherk. So many of you have contributed > >wonderful things that might have been difficult to obtain otherwise > >and often would have cost much more as well. I know how much time it > >takes to save and clean seed, dig up or put aside bulbs when you are > >repotting and organize all this to send to Dell. What is missing for > >me is that almost never do I ever get a report back about things I > >have donated. This summer when Zephyranthes bulbs that Jay Yourch > >donated immediately bloomed a number of you responded > >enthusiastically and I am sure that cheered Jay. This inspired me to > >design a topic where we could report on bulb and seeds that we have > >been successful with as a way of thanking the BX donors and > >encouraging them to donate again. > > > >To start us off I think it would be helpful to have a progress > >report on that Brunsvigia grandiflora seed that was offered to the > >whole list by Rhoda and Cameron McMaster in September of last year. > >Mine went briefly dormant this summer and are emerging from dormancy. > > > >I'll report on some of my other successes in other emails. > > > -- > susan, who is..... > owned by Jasper & Schubert the Standard Poodles, Gracie the > Rhodesian, Pup-Quiz the Basenji and their Basenji brother, Jones.... > on the North Coast of CA, USA > susanann@sbcglobal.net, copyright 2004 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php