Re: ginger instructions

He suggested Curcuma petiolata as easy for beginners.

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Kitty 
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

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> I think curcumas are fantastic. They are not that easy for me, but I 
> don't fuss a lot with my plants. But when they do bloom, they are 
> sensational. 
> 
> 
> On Monday, January 31, 2005, at 04:55 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> > I just purchased (for my MG presentation) some curcuma rhizomes on eBay 
> > from a very friendly, helpful seller. He has a sideline business he 
> > calls "GingersRus". He sends growing instructions on what he refers to 
> > as Beginners Gingers, but does not bother with his Collector and 
> > Advanced series gingers because he figures you know what you're doing. 
> > However, on my invoice was this note: 
> > 
> > 
> > "If you want, you can now download the 
> > GENERAL instructions for each ginger genus by going to 
> > 
> > http://www.gingersrus.com/BeginnerPackage.doc 
> > 
> > I thought some of you might find this information helpful. In the 
> > messages we exchanged before I bid, he helped me select the right 
> > variety. The one I was planning on bidding on was a spring bloomer, not 
> > a summer bloomer (my presentation is on summer bloomers) and he said I 
> > would have difficulty getting it to bloom at all up here. 
> > 
> > 
> > I'm trying to get a few sample geophytes to show at the presentation, 
> > March 4, but that is too early to get shipments from my regular sources 
> > - Brent & Becky's, McClure & Zimmerman, and Odyssey no longer carries a 
> > spring line. So I'm trying eBay along with some from Netherland Bulb 
> > that we are selling. So right now I have Lily bulbs, Curcuma rhizomes, 
> > Colcoasia tuber/corms, Dahlia and Begonia tubers, Calla and Canna 
> > rhizomes, and maybe some Galtonia bulbs. I'd like to get hold of some 
> > Crocosmia or Gladiolus corms this month, but the prices on eBay have 
> > been ridiculous so far when you figure in their shipping. 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Kitty 
> > The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to 
> > change; the realist adjusts the sails. 
> > 
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> Island Jim 
> Southwest Florida 
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W 
> Zone 10a 
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C] 
> Maximum 100 F [38 C] 
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