And use garden soil in the pot which you replant later in the garden You have less problems afterwards Roland 2010/6/5 James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>: > Dear Judy and all, > I agree with Jim S about timing, but have to emphasize that > you put them in a place where you won't need to dig them for a while. > The last time I dug a clump of x powellii it too 2 grown men with > shovels and pry bars and the clump must have hit the scales over 50 > lbs. xpowellii goes deep, multiplies fast and get hefty. > > Since x powellii and its 'alba' form are the most common > types encountered, I wouldn't be surprised if this is what you have. > > But you are in no condition to think about that for a few > weeks. I think you could do this before the 1st of Aug and still have > plenty of heat for the crinum to settle in. Plant it as deep or > deeper than it was in the pot. Plant the biggest bulbs out and pot up > the smaller as back up. Water well. > > If you can divide them now, you could put the division that > is meant for the ground in a separate pot and give it tlc before it > hits the ground in a month or more. But only if you are up for > division and repotting now. > > Take care. Best Jim W. > > > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com