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| Amaryllises | 1/11/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I bought several Amaryllis kits. Each consists of a pot, a bulb and coir fiber. This coir fiber is ...
A: You state that 'some of the amaryllises are not going to flower' -- I am wondering how you would be ...
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| spring bulbs | 1/7/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I'm trying to organize a Spring Fair for our school. To raise money for our school I thought of ...
A: You cannot purchase Bulbs unless they have been pre-cooled. It is conceivable that Van Engelen in ...
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| amaryllis bulbs | 1/5/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: After I pull the bulbs from the soil, put them in a bag for next holiday, should I be doing anything ...
A: Best results come from leaving the bulbs in the pots you had them in, soil and all, and continuing ...
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| Late Planting | 1/4/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am in the south - Bham, Al to be precise & I am wondering about how to plant bulbs that will bloom ...
A: A hard freeze in Alabama? I didn't know you had those down there. Get those bulbs in a pot of Soil ...
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| Hybrid lily | 1/3/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I just bought a hybrid lily plant with orange flower. I think it is Asiatic lily. If I plant it ...
A: The only thing that worries me here, Julie, is that you 'think' you bought an Asiatic Lily. There ...
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| Amaryllis in Oklahoma? | 1/2/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: My son subscribed me to a "living plant" club this Christmas where I will receive a living plant for ...
A: DO NOT plant an Amaryllis outside, dear, when the weather warms up. It will not survive the Winter ...
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| Growing Tulips Indoors | 1/1/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I'm planning a wedding for June 28, 2008. I would love to plant my own potted tulips for the ...
A: Wishing for Potted Tulips in June is asking for a lot, Teryl, and if you want to do this yourself, ...
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| Cana lilies | 12/29/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in the Phoenix area, zone 9. We moved into a new house this summer and had all our ...
A: Sorry, dear, but if your landscaper dug a hole, they're probably not growing in rocks, are they? If ...
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| Cana lilies | 12/28/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in the Phoenix area, zone 9. We moved into a new house this summer and had all our ...
A: Cannas are quite hardy. Some experts don't usually recommend you lift them unless Winters hit 10 ...
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| paperwhites | 12/27/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: From Ashland, OR: At the base of each tiny blossom of my paper whites is a round green mass that ...
A: Paperwhites are a one-hit wonder. Those Baby Bulbs appear from time to time in Bulbs large enough ...
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| saving paper white narcissus bulbs for reuse | 12/23/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Again this year we have recieved about 20 paper white narcissus bulbs from various friends, and they ...
A: I feel your pain, Jon. It is so hard to toss those Paperwhites. So lovely, so fleeting, such a ...
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| Planting bulbs indoors | 12/20/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I purchased Tulip, Iris, Crocus, and Daffodil bulbs. I live in Northern California. I want to plant ...
A: A rose is a rose, but a Daffodil has a dozen 'divisions' and can be Tazettas, Trumpets, Jonquils and ...
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| amaryllis | 12/15/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have just been given an Amaryllis in a huge glass container with sand on the bottom and glass ...
A: The stress this plant is under as we speak is worse than the stress is will be under if you pot it ...
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| amaryillus bulbs | 12/13/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: To whom it may concern, ...
A: You're asking a lot here, Ivor, unless you have bulbs in active growth right now. Dormancy is not ...
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| gladiola corms | 12/10/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: what do gladiola corms look like?
A: Here is an excellent photo of some Gladiolus corms: ...
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| amaryllis | 12/9/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have just been given an Amaryllis in a huge glass container with sand on the bottom and glass ...
A: You'll do much better with this gift if you can get your hands on a 6- to 12-inch Clay Pot at your ...
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| flower bulbs | 12/7/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Southern NJ & I was just given a whole bunch of flower bulbs. Daffodil, tulips, crocus, ...
A: I recommend a bunch of garbage cans with holes pre-cut to encourage drainage. Come Spring, get them ...
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| Irisis care in the home for winter | 12/6/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I recently received some Iris tubers and it is too late to get them in the ground. How can I keep ...
A: Plant these in pots and keep them in a dry, dark, cool location. Water them only occasionally and ...
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| Forcing tullip bulbs - mixed hybreds | 12/4/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We placed our bulbs in soil in pots, fertilized and watered them, covered them with plastic,and ...
A: Buy a round trip ticket to the Fiskars website: ...
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| cannas bulbs | 12/2/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Wilmington, NC & have cannas growing in pots. I have cut them back as the cold weather ...
A: I don't know the numbers as far as the success rate with these different methods, my friend, but I ...
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| propagation of Casablanca Lilies zip 91361 | 12/1/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have some great Casablanca lilies that bloomed beautifully this year. My question is, I got some ...
A: As you may know, the world famous 'Casablanca' is an Oriental Lily. To germinate, you would expose ...
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| Nectar from lillies | 11/29/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i was told that the nectar from lillies can kill pets, esp cats and dogs.???? i ask this because ...
A: Lily-of-the-Valley -- Convallaria majalis -- damage the cardiovascular system when eaten with two ...
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| storing tulip bulbs | 11/28/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Could you please tell me if there is any way to store tulip bulbs(also grape hyicinth) until the ...
A: Unplanted Spring Bulbs should be planted in Soil and held over artificially until Spring, when they ...
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| New Guinea Impatient Bulbs | 11/27/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in zipcode area 19401 and I have a question regarding bulbs for New Guinea Impatients. I ...
A: Susan Dear, New Guinea Impatiens do not produce bulbs. Perhaps you are growing something else -- or ...
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| Unplanted bulbs left out during cold snap | 11/22/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I recently moved to the Boise ID area. I bought a bunch of tulip, daffodil, narcissus bulbs, which ...
A: Hard to believe, but Spring Bulbs will indeed endure short periods of exposure to subfreezing temps ...
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| Forcing tullip bulbs - mixed hybreds | 11/21/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We placed our bulbs in soil in pots, fertilized and watered them, covered them with plastic,and ...
A: Refrigerator chilling is VERY tricky, friends. You need lots of air circulation to make up for the ...
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| grow tulips in pots in Hong Kong | 11/20/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I live in Hong Kong and would like to grow tulips in pots. I have a very sunny rooftop. I got some ...
A: Sounds like gardening is in your blood, Wendy. There's a gene for that, I just know it. ...
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| Handling Lily Bulbs for winter | 11/17/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have asiatic lily's (I think that is what they are called), that I just dug up this weekend ...
A: Lilies, Asiatic and Oriental and otherwise, don't REALLY go dormant. They fare badly out of the ...
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| daffodils sprouting in fall | 11/16/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Last year I left a large bowl of bulbs out most of the year before planting. That fall they ...
A: Plain and simple, Robert, if they're outdoors, they're not dry, they're not cool, they're not ...
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| tulips and garlic | 11/14/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: Can garlic and tulips grow well together? thank you,
A: It's almost moot to contemplate the marriage of Tulips and plants like Garlic in the Allium Genus, ...
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| digging up cannas in winter indiana | 11/13/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I have read several things you have written and I would appreciate your advice for more detail in ...
A: FYI Indianapolis, Indiana is USDA Zone 6. Gardeners need these numbers. Now you have them. Cannas ...
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| naricsuss bulbs-urgent! | 11/12/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: i was wondering how you can plant narcissus(please excuse my spelling!) bulbs in rocks or sand. will ...
A: Gee, I hope I'm not too late with this. Narcissus (also known as Daffodils) won't grow BETTER in ...
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| Amaryllis? Flowers | 11/9/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I purchased my amaryllis bulb last year. After flowering early this year, I cut off the flower ...
A: Let your Amaryllis grow just like any houseplant without flowers -- it just needs more light. You ...
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| Amaryllis? Flowers | 11/8/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I purchased my amaryllis bulb last year. After flowering early this year, I cut off the flower ...
A: Very important to make sure your Amaryllis is getting lots of light. It takes time to build a ...
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| Tulip Bulb - Dried Up? | 11/7/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I bought some tulip bulbs from Home Depot 11/1/07. They don't look so good. Some are completely ...
A: Sure, try Brent and Beckys -- but I would go for the 50's. There's nothing like a big burst of ...
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| Tulip Bulb - Dried Up? | 11/2/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I bought some tulip bulbs from Home Depot 11/1/07. They don't look so good. Some are completely ...
A: Tsk, tsk, tsk Catherine -- Home Depot for Tulips? These are not cheap and they are not reliable! ...
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| calla bulbs | 10/30/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I accidentally cut a calla lily bulb in half when digging them. It has some small ones on the ...
A: Best thing is to dust the cut with sulfur to protect against Fungus, and re-plant in a very light ...
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| Incredible Shrinking Bulb!!!??? | 10/27/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am wondering if you can help me with this amaryllis question? I have grown in the last 5 years ...
A: Armed with your new information, I posed your problem to the elite clique that calls itself The ...
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| Planting bulbs in the fall | 10/26/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: We just moved to a new home in Norfolk, VA. We planted many bulbs during the first week of October ...
A: Ground temps cooler than 50 degrees F are what you need for Bulbs to build their root system. Roots ...
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| Incredible Shrinking Bulb!!!??? | 10/25/2007 | Long Island Gardener |
Q: I am wondering if you can help me with this amaryllis question? I have grown in the last 5 years ...
A: Amaryllis is perennial in Zones 9 through 12. You did not mention your location, but I assume ...
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