Thanks a lot Mike! Sarah On 4/29/2015 8:59 AM, Michael Mace wrote: > Sarah wrote: > >> I just received some small corms of Moraea villosa from the BX. Can you > please advise me on the best way to treat them now (Seattle spring), until > they start into growth in the fall? > > I think they don't need to be potted right now. Don't bake them in the sun, > but it's safe to leave them in a cool dry place and pot them up in late > September or so, when you can start watering them. > > If you do pot them up now, make sure the soil is completely dry, otherwise > the corms could suffer from mildew. > > Once they start growing they'll need a lot of light and good variation > between daytime and night-time temps (when I grow them here they go from the > 40s F or lower at night to the 60s F or higher during the day). They'll > tolerate light frost overnight but not a prolonged freeze. > > Have fun with them! > > Mike > San Jose, CA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >