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Re: [SG] Amaryllis


At 10:32 PM 6/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
>In a couple of weeks I will have some old fashioned Amaryllis bulbs
>that my great grandmother first planted bef. 1890 when my grandmother
>was born.  They are light pink/white with a tinge of green at times.
>I have them planted along the southside of the house and they stay
>there year round.  Have now gotten them started on the east and west
>sides of the house.  If anyone would like them let me know....I will
>start sending them out about the first of July..all I ask is that
>you pay the postage after they are mailed....sent out over $300.
>in postage on them last year.
>
>Oh - they say we are in Zone 6 in Dodge City, Ks...SW corner but because
>of our temperature swings....from about 10 below zero to over 100..and
>constant wind we think we are more of a zone 5 to be safe in the winter.
>
>
>Barb
>
Barb, I got some of your bulbs last year, and as I understood planting
directions, I placed the bulbs on top of the soil.  Then, worried about the
pesky squirrels, I put a hardware cloth screen over it.  But none ever
germinated.  I wonder if it was too dry there at that time, or did I
misunderstand?  Should I have covered the bulbs?  If you have an abundance
this year, I'd like to try again, if I could have answers to the above
questions.  Best, Margaret



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