[pbs] Bulb requirements - was Ixiolirion
Diane Whitehead
voltaire at islandnet.com
Wed Jun 25 12:59:44 EDT 2008
Jim McKenney's message of June 25 is a wide-ranging discussion of bulb
requirements in different areas.
I think it may be missed by anyone skipping the Ixiolirion messages,
so I would like to draw attention to it.
I have included just a few snippets, but the whole message is well
worth reading.
Diane Whitehead
On 25-Jun-08, at 9:17 AM, Jim McKenney wrote:
> It’s always intriguing to me to hear other gardeners explain their
> successes
> and failures. Most of us have one or two major circumstances which
> greatly
> influence the bulbs we grow.
>
..........
>
> One thing this has taught me is this: take with a generous grain of
> salt
> reports based on experience in climates different than my own.
........
>
> ... each of us has circumstances which influence our
> successes and failures, yet circumstances we might not even realize.
> Soil
> temperature is one .........
>
> Another neglected factor is day length. .......
>
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