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| mertin 2006-11-22, 9:25 am |
| My cousin brought me 50 HUGE Amaryllis Belladonna bulbs and a couple
hundred crocosmia.
The Belladonna I planted them immediatly. I did this in the past and
they have survived quite well...
The Crocosmia (I know that for some of you they are weeds), I do not
know what to do... some have the folliage (a couple still have the
flower) others is just the bulbs with lots of soil... The place where I
want to plant them is still not ready. so what should I do? should I
leave them to dry and keep the bulbs? Plant them somewhere else and
then move them in the spring?
Thanks.
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"mertin" <cp279@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My cousin brought me 50 HUGE Amaryllis Belladonna bulbs and a couple
> hundred crocosmia.
>
> The Belladonna I planted them immediatly. I did this in the past and
> they have survived quite well...
>
> The Crocosmia (I know that for some of you they are weeds), I do not
> know what to do... some have the folliage (a couple still have the
> flower) others is just the bulbs with lots of soil... The place where I
> want to plant them is still not ready. so what should I do? should I
> leave them to dry and keep the bulbs? Plant them somewhere else and
> then move them in the spring?
>
Late summer to autumn is the best time to split/move crocosmia, so I've
always been told, but I was given some 'transplants' in the spring a couple
of years ago, and they have done very well.
Perhaps you have enough to try both options, i.e. dry half and move the
other half?
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| Robert 2006-11-22, 9:25 am |
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"John McMillan" <j.e.mcmillan@sheffielddot.acdot.uk> wrote in message
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: > > My cousin brought me 50 HUGE Amaryllis Belladonna bulbs and a couple
: > > hundred crocosmia.
: > >
: > > The Crocosmia (I know that for some of you they are weeds), I do not
: > > know what to do... some have the folliage (a couple still have the
: > > flower) others is just the bulbs with lots of soil... The place where
I
: > > want to plant them is still not ready. so what should I do? should I
: > > leave them to dry and keep the bulbs? Plant them somewhere else and
: > > then move them in the spring?
: > >
: >
: > Late summer to autumn is the best time to split/move crocosmia, so I've
: > always been told, but I was given some 'transplants' in the spring a
couple
: > of years ago, and they have done very well.
: >
: > Perhaps you have enough to try both options, i.e. dry half and move the
: > other half?
:
: Ha! do what you like with them. They're indestructable anyway. I think
: I'd put them in a plastic carrier bag outdoors with the foliage pushing
: out of the top. In spring (or the spring after...) you can plant them
: where you want them. Provided that the soil doesn't get waterlogged
: for too long they'll be happy.
If they should die en masse, please let me know exactly what you did... lol
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| La Puce 2006-11-22, 9:25 am |
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BAC wrote:
> Late summer to autumn is the best time to split/move crocosmia, so I've
> always been told, but I was given some 'transplants' in the spring a couple
> of years ago, and they have done very well.
> Perhaps you have enough to try both options, i.e. dry half and move the
> other half?
I had thought that too. I keep the bulbs I don't want to use in a shoe
box AFTER I've dried them for a few days on some newspaper. I have also
moved them in spring when just starting to shoot up without any
problems. Crocosmia will multiply and so given the OP has 100s ... I
think loosing a few wouldn't be a problem. I have however have had
problems with depth. I have a planter who has given me a lot of leaves
and very little flowers ... I wouldn't keep them in a plastic bag
outdoors as I'd be worried the bulbs would rot.
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| "John McMillan" <j.e.mcmillan@sheffielddot.acdot.uk> wrote in message
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> Ha! do what you like with them. They're indestructable anyway. I
think
> I'd put them in a plastic carrier bag outdoors with the foliage
pushing
> out of the top. In spring (or the spring after...) you can plant
them
> where you want them. Provided that the soil doesn't get waterlogged
> for too long they'll be happy.
I agree, but I'd shove them into a polysyrene box and dump some soil
on top, put them in a dry spot and then transplant them in the spring
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