Shipping Plants "In The Green" Causing Dormancy?
Adam Fikso (Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:16:01 PDT)
No, it doesn't cause them to go dormant as a group. Some maybe. And it
may be related not onlyu to the genus and species of tgeh ulb concerned, but
to the specific phase that an bulb is actually in when it was shipped, and
how long it was in the dark, If it was in the beginning of or near the
beginning of its active spring growth , it is likely to have little effect,
(in my personal experience).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Young" <joshy46013@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 9:52 PM
Subject: [pbs] Shipping Plants "In The Green" Causing Dormancy?
Hi Guys :)
I've received a few plants this summer shipped in the green, will this
cause
a plant to go dormant? A few of them arrived with just yellow tips and
slowly
the rest of the bulb seems to be going dormant, has anyone else noticed
this
happening? I guess if they're bare root and dark that would throw them
into
dormancy! I'm fairly new to bulbs other than the usual and I'm worried
that
they wont come back :( The ones I have that are yellowing are Brunsvigia
Grandiflora, Clinanthus Variegatus and Rauhia Decora! Obviously I've
re-potted
them all in very well draining mixes with Crushed Granite, Fir Bark,
Charcoal,
Pumice and Promix, it drains very well and I'm using wicks in the bottoms
of the
pots to keep them from holding too much water in the bottoms.
Thanks Guys :)
Sorry if this question seems really dumb :( I'm learning!
Josh
Anderson IN
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