[pbs] New Member/Ferraria crispa
Rand Nicholson
writserv at nbnet.nb.ca
Sun Oct 5 11:49:14 EDT 2003
Hi Arnold:
>Rand:
>
>I am a bit confused about your dilemma. You stated that the
>ferraria bulbs were on a Mediterranean cycle and you were trying to
>convert them. Is it temperature, season or day length that is the
>problem.
Maybe all the above ... I have never grown Ferraria crispa before and
know little about them. My immediate concern is, because they are
sprouting, to get them potted. I have done that for the ones showing
signs of growth, but there are others that are not sprouting and I am
going to try and keep them dormant for as long as they will allow as
it would be much easier to grow them over the summer out of doors.
>I would guess that the Mediterranean cycle is only different in
>temperature and day length for you. I have some South African bulbs
>that we got as a group order from South Africa and I am converting
>them to my ( New Jersey) seasonal schedule.
I, eventually, hope to be able to do this also with mine, hopefully
without any casualties. Jim Shields and Mary Sue have been a great
help getting me started, the latter sending me archived posts which
discuss this very thing.
Thanks to all,
Rand
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