Randall, thanks for all the details and the pic! Seems straightforward and looks like it works very well—those are some very happy looking Calochortus! On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 12:24 PM Randall P. Linke via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Cody H wrote: > > > When I said “can you share ... ápice ... of your bulb frame”, that was > > supposed to say “pics” ;) > > > -- > Hi Cody, > > My frame is built in a stair-step manner with each "step" fronted with > cedar fence boards and is about 10 feet (3 m) long. There is another level > below the one in the picture, but it and the retractable cover were damaged > when we had 18 inches (45 cm) of snow over the St. Valentine's weekend. > The space under the frame is enclosed on the sides so it forms a large air > pocket underneath. The depth is set so that the rims of the posts are just > below the top of the fence board so the pots do not roast in the summer and > the air pocket below helps keep it cool as well and it seems to offer some > benefit in winter as I have lachenalia in there that have survived every > winter here while those I had out froze and were lost. Each tier holds 21 > square pots. They are also set so that the board behind them drops below > the level of the rim of the pot so they won't slide off into the air space. > > Some of the plants need to be in deeper pots soon but I still have to sort > that out. There are a lot more pots of various sorts all around the yard > for plants that have outgrown these pots. > > This is located at the north end of the garden and is backed by a low > concrete wall and some shrubs that were there when we moved here. > > In addition to calochortus and lachenalia I have a number of Irids and > Amaryllids as well as cyclamen. > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Bulb frame.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 712827 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
