About H. reticulatum: what to do? before I have lost all seeds... Alberto Italy ---------- Initial Header ----------- From : pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org To : "Pacific Bulb Society" pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Cc : Date : Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:18:05 -0500 Subject : Re: [pbs] Hippeastrum seeds > Hi Doug and all, > > I always start most of my Hippeastrum seeds (not reticulata seeds, however) > by floating. It always works for me. Transferring the seedlings to > potting mix is trickier. > > Here is how I do it: > > Plant the very small seedlings (one leaf, one or two roots) in a fairly > fine mixture. I use something more water-retentive than my usual gritty, > fast-draining mix used for larger bulbs. I'm currently using Promix BX - > Sand ( 2 : 1 ). Once planted, the little seedlings need to be gradually > acclimated to a lower humidity environment. I used to cover the pot with a > loose sheet of Saran wrap or other clear plastic, and water from > below. Now I just set the pots in my lath house under three times a week > misting. Both approaches work just fine, with very little if any loss of > plants on potting. > > Note that my climate is not in the least like Southern California or > southern Australia! Right now we are having hot (30 - 32°C or 86 - 90°F) > days and warm nights (21°C or 70°F) with high humidity. > > Regards, > Jim Shields > in central Indiana (USA) > > > ************************************************* > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > Alberto Grossi Italy ____________________________________________________________ Libero Flat, sempre a 4 Mega a 19,95 euro al mese! Abbonati subito su http://www.libero.it/