bulb growing
anthony matthews (Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:40:50 PDT)

paige et al,

aw, but i have been salivating over your offerings (and have purchased some
things) for some time.

there are many many genera of geophytes i am interested in, Narcissus
appeals to me as a future grower in its broad general public appeal and deer
proof status (though i am now concerned about the Large Fly, never
encountered this back east in Toronto) and i want to focus on heritage
pre-war cultivars. regarding Lilium, it is one of my favorite genera, and
north american species are my interest.

yes, richard at thimblefarms is an awesome grower, and i spent some months
at a bench in his greenhouse pricking out seedlings and potting up.

is there a better compliment to Narcissus? how about Frittilaria?

please keep the comments coming.

anthony

On 9/4/09, Pacific Rim <paige@hillkeep.ca> wrote:

Hello, Anthony. Good heavens, you live in my bailiwick but I was not aware
of you until now.

Both Narcissus and Lilium are genera broad enough to encompass several
climates and many,.many recipes for propagation. All bulbs I have met are
canny: smite theory and produce at least a few first-year thread leaves
under almost any conditions.

PBS readers at large: Salt Spring Island, aka Saltspring, is one of the
Gulf
Islands between Vancouver Island and the SW coast of British Columbia.
Members of the same archipelago south of the border, off Washington State,
are called the San Juan islands.

Some of you are probably aware of at least two excellent growers of
uncommon
perennials and bulbs on Salt Spring, one out of business for several years,
the other Thimble Farms, http://www.thimblefarms.com/ .

I would not consider growing both Narcissus and Lilium in quantity. Their
demands are too different. You would have neither holidays nor efficiency.

Not that I can boast either.

Paige Woodward
paige@hillkeep.ca
http://www.hillkeep.ca/

----- Original Message -----
From: "anthony matthews" <organicprincipal@gmail.com>
To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 5:37 PM
Subject: [pbs] bulb growing

hi,

i am new to the list and look forward to all the great info.

i am preparing to enter the bulb growing business, focusing on Narcissus
and
Lilium, and would welcome any advice or insight from other members who

may

be in same profession. good or bad, i look forward to hearing it.

best regards
anthony

i live on Salt Spring Island, in British Columbia, Canada. Zone 8-ish,
cool
moist winters and cool dry summers.

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