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Welcome/ Cyclamen

Hello Vanessa
        I doubt the bulbs will be harmed by waiting a few more days. They have
probably been in cold storage and do not have roots when you get them. Let
me know when they bloom for you.
        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> From: Vanessa <vanessa@IAMERICA.NET>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] Welcome/ Cyclamen Bulbs
> Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 12:33 PM
>
> At 10:40 AM 10/7/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hello Vanessa,
> >        Careful there on planting those Cyclamen. They need to be
planted
> shallow.
> >Just beneath ground level and mulch lightly. Don't smother. Roots are
fine
> >in texture so loosen up that soil where you are going to plant them and
mix
> >in a liberal amount of coarse compost.
>
> Thanks for the advice Gene.
> In that case, I am  going to have to wait until Friday to plant them. I
> need to buy some humus and fine pine bark mulch to plant them in at the
> base of the trees.
>
> Will this harm the bulbs by waiting so long to plant them?
>
>
> Vanessa  Zone 9 Louisiana
> Le Petit Jarden de Pointe-aux-Chenes
> http://cust.iamerica.net/vanessa/jardin.htm
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