Thanks Del On Jun 13, 2013 6:36 PM, "Del Allegood" <npublici@yahoo.com> wrote: > Karl, > > Look on Gardeweb.com.Dianna doesn't do hybrids.A lady named Maria,from > Virginia is a member. She sells on Ebay and sometimes has yellow > hybrids.The best thing to do is to go on Ebay once in a while and search > for what you want with their search engine.A Japanese seller,who invented > some of those yellows sells them there. Be warned they are High priced. > Del Allegood. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Karl Church <64kkmjr@gmail.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:57 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Hippeastrum culture > > > Diana, great advise-thanks. By the way, do you know of anyone who might > have either seeds or bulbs of H. "Opal Star" or H. "Yume Mitai" that they > would sell, trade, or share? > Karl Church > On Jun 13, 2013 8:53 AM, "Diana Chapman" <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net> wrote: > > > No, I don't. I just use dish soap with bleach to wash the pots and > > benches. I just fill up a wheelbarrow with soapy bleach solution to wash > > the pots, and it goes really fast. I wash the bulbs in water with just > > a dash of dish soap to break the surface tension. If I do find any kind > > of rot, I scrape or cut out that part and dust with sulfur. Sometimes, > > if I think the bulb might not make it, I clean it thoroughly, removing > > all damaged tissue and twin scale the rest of the bulb, since some of > > the species I have are in very short supply and I don't want to > > sacrifice even one bulb. If I have plenty, I just throw the damaged > > bulb away. In the past I have used Cleary 3336WP, a systemic fungicide, > > which is very good, but to buy it now I need a pesticide applicator's > > license and I don't want to go that route. It would be very burdensome > > to take the classes and file monthly reports for a small business like > > mine, and I have found these practices I have outlined to work just as > > well, maybe better. I have two young helpers one day a week who do the > > washing, and they are very organically oriented, so they have been a > > good influence. One worked right through her pregnancy in my > > greenhouses, so I was also motivated to phase out the use of chemical > > solutions. I have been very pleased with the results. > > > > Diana > > http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/ > > http://www.thebulbmaven.typepad.com/ > > > Diana: > > > > > > That's great advice. > > > > > > Do you disinfect with any commercial product during your cleaning > > process. > > > > > > Arnold > > > New Jersey > > > > > > > > > On 06/12/13, Diana Chapman wrote: > > > > > > I have modified some of the cultural advice posted yesterday and added > > > some tips on specific species. I will add to this in the future. > > > > > > I have had people ask me how I keep my Hippeastrums so healthy. I must > > > emphasize the yearly repotting and cleaning. We repot all the bulbs in > > > winter, clean the bulbs, removing any dead tissue, dead roots, and all > > > the outer dry tunics, scraping off dead material from the basal place. > > > Sometimes I dust with sulfur when I do this, otherwise not. The pots > > > are washed, and the benches washed also, and the bulbs repotted in > fresh > > > material with the old potting mix discarded. I used to use fungicides, > > > but have not had to for the past two years. I keep my bulbs much drier > > > than most bulbs. The only problem I have had with rots is when the > > > medium is too moist. There are some species that like moisture (H. > > > blumenavium, but maybe it's not a Hippeastrum after all!). Old potting > > > mix gets compacted, fungal disease can build up, so the repotting is > > > very important. It is a very big job, and my helpers and I do it in the > > > winter, but my collection is very valuable to me. > > > > > > blog: http://www.thebulbmaven.typepad.com/ > > > > > > Diana > > > http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ >