Crinums Growing In Basement
pelarg@aol.com (Sun, 08 Nov 2015 04:38:33 PST)

Hi Judy,
My crinums overiwinter in the cool garage, they do get a little light form nearby light stands for winter growing stuff and some window panes in the garage doors but not much. Unless they are seedlings,just keep them dry and they will stop growing and the foliage will eventually dry back. They are very tough and opportunistic plants so they should happily resprout when put outside again.
Ernie in an also warmer than usual NY

-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Glattstein <jgglatt@gmail.com>
To: pbs <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sat, Nov 7, 2015 10:36 am
Subject: [pbs] Crinums Growing In Basement

As my cool greenhouse is getting jam-packed, when it was time to bring
the
potted crinum in their very large pots indoors I decided to try
wintering them
in the basement. They were looking quite shabby so I cut
them back, hauled
them in, and ignored them. No light, no water.

Today I'm trying to tidy the
garage because some insurance-paid repairs
to sheet rock will happen next
week. Took a tray of peat moss packed
canna tubers into the basement. Oh-oh,
the crinum are growing seriously
tall and - naturally enough - very
pale.

What now? Do I have to bring them upstairs and wedge into the
greenhouse
for the winter?

Back to garage cleanup.

Judy in still crazy
warm, overcast New Jersey
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