Tecophilaea cyanocrocus "hybrids"
arnold140@verizon.net (Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:17:39 PDT)

Roy:

Thanks, I was up in Scituate, MA over the weekend.

No Agways but got some at a local feed store.

A small 10 pound bag was all they had.

May have to travel a bit farther from here to get some..

Arnold
New Jersey

On 08/30/16, Roy Herold wrote:

Arnold,

Go to your nearest farm supply store and ask for chicken grit. I get mine
as 'Gran-i-Grit' from Agway. They seem to have stores in NJ--call ahead to
make sure they have it.

It comes in several grades. Starter (#0), about 1mm, is good for small
bulbs or as top dressing seed pots. Grower (#1) is a bit larger, about 2mm.
Bigger yet are Developer and Turkey sizes. You may want to screen out the
dust before using.

Agway is also a good source for Dry Stall pumice.

--Roy
NW of Boston, where Haemanthus coccineus from BX 346 is starting to bloom

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Arnold140 <arnold140@verizon.net> wrote:

Hi Roy

What's your source for granite grit in these parts.

Arnold
Northern NJ

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On Aug 24, 2016, at 4:26 PM, Roy Herold <rherold@yahoo.com> wrote:

When I made the crosses, I was hoping to see some offspring with

intermediate characteristics, like a smaller white zone. Instead, as
mentioned, the 'leichtlinii' coloration seems to be dominant. Some of the
corms I sent to the BX might be unbloomed, so watch for something out of
the ordinary.

Regarding culture, I've been following Rodger Whitlock's recommendation

of granite grit (not pumice) with a little organic matter. I've been using
screened peat/coir potting soil for the organics. They are in 4" plastic
pots, and don't get watered until the beginning of December, or when the
shoots are visible. The biggest problem I've had with them recently is
going dormant too early due to high temperatures in the greenhouse starting
in March. This year I sent them out to the unheated coldframe in March, and
they happily kept growing through June. Hence the extra corms for the BX.

--Roy
NW of Boston
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