Brach I will plant them in the garden tomorrow. Makiko Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 12, 2015, at 8:20 PM, Bracey Tiede <tiede@pacbell.net> wrote: > > Given rainfall that we had a few weeks ago, we've not watered our bulb plot > here in San Jose. Probably too late for these bulbs, but we also plant in > well draining mounds, not pots. > > Cheers, > Bracey > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Makiko > Goto-Widerman > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 7:51 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Babiana rubrocyanea > > Bracey > How often you give water? > I think I planted Freesia grandiflora > at the same time, and they are ready to bloom. Everything grows fine except > for Babiana. Using the same soil mix that I made. ( DG mix) > I should stop watering for a while. > > > Makiko > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 12, 2015, at 5:02 PM, Bracey Tiede <tiede@pacbell.net> wrote: >> >> Our babianas of various kinds are growing strongly right now and will > bloom soon. Perhaps too much water, Makiko? >> >> Cheers, >> Bracey >> San Jose CA >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jude > Haverington >> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 3:08 PM >> To: Pacific Bulb Society >> Subject: Re: [pbs] Babiana rubrocyanea >> >> I think you answered your own question - since you say that they are > winter >> bloomers, and it's spring there. Maybe they just needed a little more age >> before blooming. >> If they are winter growing, and it's spring there, then yes, they would be >> going dormant, no ? >> >> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Makiko Goto-Widerman < >> makikogotowiderman@me.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Jude, >>> Dormant? I thought they are going to bloom in winter. (Actually it is >>> spring here. We do not have winter here.) >>> I live in Southern California. Many plants from Mediterranean basin and >>> South Africa are growing season here, and >>> ready to bloom. I found yellow flower buds of Tulipa sylvestris. >>> Heirloom irises are in bloom. Some daffodils are in bloom. >>> >>> Makiko >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 12, 2015, at 2:49 PM, Jude Haverington <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Could they just be going dormant ? >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Makiko Goto-Widerman < >>>> makikogotowiderman@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi PBS Members: >>>>> >>>>> I can not remember the number of box for Babiana rubrocyanea that I >>>>> received last year. I planted last fall. >>>>> They quickly germinated, however, leaves turned brownish color since >>>>> December. I got so disappointed. >>>>> They are getting worse and worse, and Ifm afraid that I wonft have a >>>>> chance to see flowers. >>>>> Leaves of another variety, Babiana strict, have also slightly brownish >>>>> color at the tip, but they >>>>> are still growing well. >>>>> >>>>> This is caused by some disease, infection, or too much water? >>>>> >>>>> I need an advice. >>>>> >>>>> Makiko Goto-Widerman >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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/ > _______________________________________________ > 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/