Re: Digging, dousing, replanting
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Digging, dousing, replanting
- From: "* F* J* <j*@mail.stlukes.org>
- Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:37:24 -0600
- References: <2D7669B074C@defender1.dordt.edu>
Arnold Koekkoek wrote:
>
> Dana: I can't give you the RIGHT answer, but in response to your
> questions I'd like to tell you what I do. It seems to work, so.....
> 1. When I use a clorox solution, I just dip thoroughly, no soak.
> 2. I use stronger than 10%, more like 1/3 clorox.
> 3. I never rinse, only let it dry naturally.
> 4. After I dig, clean, etc., any storage is out in the open air,
> never in a bag of any klnd. I keep mine in the garage or in the
> basement (dry, though, not in damp air), and I have yet to have a
> single one ever get any mold. They may look a bit ratty, but they
> always grow, so it must be a (if not the) right way.
>
> Arnold Koekkoek
> NW Iowa Zone 4
Funny Arne, but I do the same thing. Mostly I do it with the Callas,
Peruvian Daffodils, or Peacock Orchids that I dig up in the fall for
next spring planting. It works well on amaryllis also. I keep them in
my mother's basement.
Medically, the only thing that can stand this treatment is bacterial
spores. It kills anything else.
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Mike Jones (jonesmic@mail.stlukes.org)
Sioux City, Iowa http://www.siouxlan.com/
U.S.A. USDA Zone 4b
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