Thank you for your quick reply, Jane. I'm hoping that I can leapfrog, so to speak. Do some one year, others the second year, then deal with the first year's tranche on the third year. Just not certain which are more willing to wait than the rest. Judy On 8/1/2021 3:03 PM, Jane McGary via pbs wrote: > I grow an entirely different range of bulbs from what Judy mentions, > but about half of the collection is in plunged pots. I used to repot > them every second year, which called for mixing mountains of potting > medium. With declining strength, I've moved to doing it every third > year. I do keep the fertility up with soluble fertilizer applied at > intervals during the growing season. This summer I repotted all the > potted bulbs. Next summer I hope to lift the other half of the > collection, which grow planted directly in a deep, covered raised bed, > and refresh the soil, which has become compacted over the ten years > since I built the bed. > > The surplus from the repotting will appear in the next BX, which I > trust will be announced soon. > > Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>