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Re: Bulb plantings?

Hi Helen.

The three types of plants you just mentioned are usually planted in late summer
or fall because they should be in flower now and if not, very soon. If you got
them from a nursery or greenhouse or some other bulb place, then you should have
no problem. The bulbs will have been prepared to plant in spring. Don't worry
about them not having shown any sign of growth yet. It has only been eight days.
I planted lots of bulbs myself for indoor display. Some of them, like my calla,
took about a month and a half to sprout!!! I think its because they're indoors.
Some bulbs take longer to come out indoors, but when they're out, they grow
faster then if they were outdoors (that has been my experience with indoor grown
bulbs). When they do come out, try to keep them in a cool well lit spot. This
will make the flowers last longer. Oxalis does best in full sun but will grow in
good sunless light. Daffodil will grow in both full sun or partial shade and
cyclamen does best in a well lit spot away from the sun. If you want to try
other bulbs indoors, let me know. I'll give you a list-but hurry, planting time
is now for a lot of them!
Helga :)

Helen Wu wrote:

> Hi, there -
>
> I am wondering what I've done wrong.  I received some bulbs in the mail
> about two weeks ago and potted them last weekend.  It's now been about eight
> days and not a sign of anything!  I have cyclamen, oxalis and daffodils.  I
> just put them in pots with plenty of vermiculite and some bulb fertilizer
> and soil and watered them.  Do I need to put them in certain light?  Keep
> them a certain temperature?  How can I tell what's going on in the pots?  I
> hope I didn't kill them already, I was really looking forward to new flowers
> in my apartment!
>
> Thanks for any pointers -
>
> Helen in NYC.
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