a few questions: - are you planting the sikokes out in the garden with a pocket of the peat based potting soil? or “bulb" freely in native soil? - do the local native Jack’s have any rust? - where is your generalized locality Rimmer SE MI zone 5/6 > On Mar 24, 2017, at 9:16 AM, Anita Roselle <anitaroselle@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would like some input on a problem that I have with Arisaema sikokianum. > I can grow it from seed with no problem, then transplant it to small pots > with Pro Mix potting soil, it grows beautifully. Then when I plant it in my > garden it shrivels up and dies, even a full grown plant given to me grew > one season and then died. > > I have had my soil tested and it was extremely acid, would this have caused > the quick demise of my plants? I have not had this extreme a reaction to my > soil by other plants but many plants do not do as well as I would like. > > I have applied the right amount of lime but am hesitant to plant again. > I have about 40 small pots of A. sikokianum that I don't want to kill. > When lime is applied how often does it have to be done again? > > There are a few native Jack's in the woods but not as many as I would like, > maybe they are affected by the acid as well. Any suggestions on this > situation would be very welcome, I am a good grower and this really > frustrates me. If it is not the acid what could it be, there has never been > any pollutants on my property, it is a north slope partly wooded hillside > that has never been anything else. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/