Re: Watsonia & Agapanthus
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- Subject: Re: Watsonia & Agapanthus
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 23:05:37 -0600 (MDT)
Marte Halleck wrote:
>
> I'm definitely in Sunset zone 1, their coldest. As to treating the
> Watsonia corms like Glads I still need help -- have never grown Glads,
> either! I believe you're correct that Glads are supposed to be kept dry,
> & cool, over the winter -- anybody know how dry & how cool? Is putting
> the corms in a paper sack sufficient or should they be "encased" in dry
> peat or something? All advice & thots cheerfully accepted.
Sunset says dust them with diazinon, store at 40-50F in single layer
flats or ventilated trays. (Glads that is - so I assume similar would be
ok for watsonia)
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
