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Recently, my husband had to dig up about 30 amaryllis bulbs to plant roses. Should I replant these bulbs or store them in a dark place for next year? They have finished blooming, but the stem is still green. Have I lost them?
I don't know where you live that your Amaryllis are outside having finished blooming -- in these parts, it's too cold to do that right now. Please give me your location and I can give you a better answer.
Hopefully there was no foliage sacrified for this urgent renewal project you are undertaking? Please let me know.
THE LONG ISLAND GARDENER
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Long Island Gardener
Expertise
Growing Tulips? Dahlias? Daffodils? Gladiolus? It doesn't get easier than bulbs and tubers. Once in a while, something goes wrong: The dreaded Narcissus Bulb Fly, which resembles a honeybee. Mosaic virus, which can ignite a field of tulips in a single season. Nematodes, lurking underground. Here on the North Shore of Long Island, the garden is full of surprises. If you live in the Northeast/Atlantic Coast, I can help you pick the right bulb for every season, indoors and out, and help you fertilize, bloom and harvest for home or work. How: I have degrees in related fields, but my best understanding is all learned from trial and error. For most of my 53 years I have been gardening somewhere. No matter what the problem, I've learned the best answers are always Organic -- Earth friendly, less expensive, healthier for people and pets, easier and cleaner than toxic liquids and powders that big chemical companies sell so smoothly.
Experience
Besides degrees in related fields, and a few favorite horticultural societies, I work as a docent at our local botanical gardens -- but it's the years of work in the garden that's the real test.
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