Hello, I saw the word pamianthe in your text,my question is now,how many times must I water pamianthe?once a week once every 2 weeks,the summers are not so hot in Belgium.The winters last long.It starts in October and finishes in March.And how many degrees can have the pamianthe in winter?apology for a lot of questions of me,but I am really a beginner in looking after so many splendid bulbs,You speak all from so much experience,but for me it is a source of good information. Regards, Marie-Paule ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberto Castillo" <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 4:53 AM Subject: RE: [pbs] Hippeastrum Cybister Potting Mix > > > >From: "Dell Sherk" <dells@voicenet.com> > >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > >To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > >Subject: RE: [pbs] Hippeastrum Cybister Potting Mix > >Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 15:35:13 -0400 > > > >I have been growing my cybister seedlings very much on the dry side in a > >very gritty mix with silty soil. They are dormant for three quarters of the > >year, and, after three or more years, are still very small. After this > >discussion, I think I will repot them into another sharply draining medium, > >keep them active for longer, and feed them more. At present, they grow in a > >communal long-tom pot. Did I miss anything? > >I am also wondering about growing H. calyptratum, which is said to be > >epiphytic like H. cybister isn't, I guess. > > > >Dell > > > > > Hi: > Aulicum, calyptratum, Pamianthe and Worsleya are better grown on a mound > of porous mix in a big tray. Calytratum IS an epiphytic in the wild and > although the atmosphere is humid to allow the roots to survive in the air > this also means that they receive an important air circulation around. As > for vermiculite it is deceiving: after several waterings the little chunks > start crumbling down and turn to an unhealthy dust that retains dangerous > amounts of water. Coarse perlite and coarse pumice are a lot better. > As for cybister, soils in the wild are alkaline and rich in microelements > with little organic matter, typical of a desertic region. If the mix is well > drained there is no danger of watering regularly while the plants are active > during the warm season. More important is that they are not watered at all > while dormant. > Regards > > _________________________________________________________________ > Charla con tus amigos en línea mediante MSN Messenger: > http://messenger.latam.msn.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >