I believe many species naturally grow in acidic conditions but I am familliar with N bowdenii growing well in alkaline conditions, (gravel containing sea shells and areas with carboniferous limestone) Peter (UK) On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 8:25 PM, clayton3120 clayton3120 < clayton3120@cablespeed.com> wrote: > But...... what is the ideal PH for Nerines? Acidic- Alkaline or neutral? > > > On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Michael Homick <michaelhomick@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Perhaps this link may help with some John Innes ingredients. > > > > > http://gardenofeaden.blogspot.com/2011/03/… > > All the best, Michael Homick > > Gardener's Pride Botanicals > > Stevinson, California > > http://www.gpbotanicals.com/ > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 11:10 AM, J.E. Shields <jshields@indy.net> > wrote: > > > > > I'm glad Joe mentioned this, as I am also puzzled by the mysterious > John > > > Innes and his secret numbered accounts. > > > > > > Then there is "bulb fiber" which is also new to me. > > > > > > Was it Mark Twain or Will Rogers who described the England and USA as > > "two > > > countries separated by a common language"? > > > > > > Jim Shields > > > > > > > > > At 11:01 AM 8/18/2013 -0700, you wrote: > > > >I so frequently hear of John Innes #3 and have no idea what this is. > It > > > >is obviously some government controlled secret. No one in the > nurseries > > > >in S. California know what it is. Hmmmm!! Joe > > > > > > ************************************************* > > > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 > > > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > > > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > > > Lat. 40° 02.8' N, Long. 086° 06.6' W > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >