I am a newish member, long time bulb (grew potted freesias for nurserymen's exchange in the 80's) and most all plant lover. Are there any bay area events where members get together? I am in Santa Cruz. peter On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 5:00 AM <pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Interest in Stenomesson, any interest in Tulipa clusiana? > (Rodney Barton) > 2. Re: Sparaxis and Gladiolus suffering (michaelcmace@gmail.com) > 3. Re: If Ari could pick up next month? Or you on a visit to > Alby? (Claudia) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rodney Barton <rbartontx@yahoo.com> > To: Janet Hoffmann via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:30:33 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [pbs] Interest in Stenomesson, any interest in Tulipa > clusiana? > I'd like some T. clusiana if they don't go to the bulb exchange. PLs > contact me off list: rbartontx@yahoo.com. > Rod > > On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 01:30:24 PM CDT, Janet Hoffmann via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > If you are trying to gage interest, I for one would be interested in the > Stenomesson, both colors, maybe a bulb or two or each. > > I have a lot of Tulipa clusiana. They are in bloom right now and will go > dormant as the weather warms up here. We are having an unusually cool > spring in the San Jose, CA area with frost this morning. I have rather > heavy rocky soil and I found last year that the only way that I can dig > them is when the soil is moist from rain. I am thinking that I will dig > them the end of next week after the next bout of rain and when the blooms > are starting to fade. I can put them in a large planter until they go fully > dormant. I am not sure if I will make the April 17th cutoff window. I am > also trying to gage whether there is interest in this bulb and if I should > bother trying to save some. I do need to thin them in any case being as > after over 25 years in the ground, they are starting to take over my front > yard. > > Janet > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <michaelcmace@gmail.com> > To: <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:56:08 -0700 > Subject: Re: [pbs] Sparaxis and Gladiolus suffering > Gianni wrote: > > >> already during the winter the ends of the leaves have turned yellow and > then dried up and Sparaxis grandiflora and Gladiolus splendens have not > flowered > > It's not unusual to get some leaf tip dieback on South African bulbs, but > if > there's a lot more dieback than in the past and they're no longer > flowering, > I agree that something went wrong. > > It could be a disease, but I can't see the photos, so I can't help with > that. > > Usually I interpret leaf dieback as a symptom that something went wrong > underground. Some of the roots have been killed, and the leaves die back > because the reduced roots can't support them. Potential causes of root > damage: > --Too much water at some point in time (which caused some of the roots to > rot) > --Too little water at some time (which also causes roots to die back) > --Your soil has broken down and no longer drains well > --Bugs underground are eating roots > --Too much fertilizer damaged the roots > --The veranda got too hot at some point in the growing season and damaged > the roots > > Note that too little fertilizer doesn't usually damage the roots -- the > plants just get stunted. > > At this point, your best bet is to pay careful attention to watering (not > too much, not too little) until the bulbs are dormant, and then repot with > fresh soil in the summer. Hopefully it will just be a one year problem. > > Mike > San Jose, CA > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Claudia <chava52@gmail.com> > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net, Leslie Valas <vffam5@gmail.com> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:12:12 -0700 > Subject: Re: [pbs] If Ari could pick up next month? Or you on a visit to > Alby? > I am interested in getting some of your bulbs. Please let me know when you > have dug them out--my sister comes to San Jose periodically (we are in > Berkeley) and could get them. > Thanks > Claudia > > > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 10:48 AM Linda Press Wulf <lindapwulf@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > See below and look up tulipa clusiana - they sound easy. Not my coloring > > but delightful. Claudia, could cover the mound in middle of your orchard. > > > > Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:29:46 -0700 > > From: Janet Hoffmann <janet@hoffmann.net> > > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > Subject: any interest in Tulipa > > clusiana? > > > > I have a lot of Tulipa clusiana. They are in bloom right now and will go > > dormant as the weather warms up here. We are having an unusually cool > > spring in the San Jose, CA area with frost this morning. I have rather > > heavy rocky soil and I found last year that the only way that I can dig > > them is when the soil is moist from rain. I am thinking that I will dig > > them *the end of next week* after the next bout of rain and when the > > blooms are starting to fade. I can put them in a large planter until they > > go fully dormant. I am not sure if I will make the April 17thcutoff > > window. I am also trying to gage whether there is interest in this bulb > and > > if I should bother trying to save some. I do need to thin them in any > case > > being as after over 25 years in the ground, they are starting to take > over > > my front yard. > > > > Janet > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…