Comments on: Bulb Fever

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:12:22 +0000

Welcome, Deborah! Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m glad you are finding the blog inspiring–and congratulations on starting your own gardening blog! I look forward to seeing what you create, and to welcome you back to Plant Whatever Brings You Joy! Kathryn xoox

By: Deborah Elliott

Deborah Elliott — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:05:16 +0000

Hi, Kathryn, I love your wonderful web site. I enjoyed your post on the amaryllis bulb. This is something I would like to try. Really, I am very new to the world of blogging, and now I am surfing the web all goggle-eyed. I just started my own garden blog last month, so your site has been an inspiration. There is so much there – I am enjoying your archives and am looking forward to your new posts. Thanks! Deborah Elliott

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:45:48 +0000

Hi, Julie, Thanks for the timely heads up on mealy bugs! Googled this and, sure enough, ended up at Carol’s May Dream Gardens who has been quite vociferous about her mealy bug problem for years, and (gasp) she does, indeed, talk about their attacking her amaryllis plants at Christmastime. See here:
http://tinyurl.com/ylfzc2f Apparently they weren’t introduced by her amaryllis bulbs, but they sure did LIKE them. Yikes! OK, bug alert. We need to be mindful that our amaryllis bulbs are pest free! Thanks again for letting us know! And amaryllis by seed? Only you, Julie. Let us know! Hugs! Kathryn xoxo

By: Cousin Julie

Cousin Julie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:31 +0000

To Kathryn and all:
Hope this post works…If you are buying bulbs from a garden store, check to make certain that they are completely free of mealy bugs. Sue and I had been nursing through our amaryllis bulbs for several years and getting good repeat blooms when we went wild several years ago and bought a bunch. Several of the bulbs turned out to have mealy bugs which took out those bulbs that first year but somehow they spread into all our pots and by the next year, they were all dead. We did, however, cross pollinate and save seeds. I think we are going to try to raise them again from seed. It’s supposed to take an additional year or two. It’s an experiment. I’ll let you all know if it works.
Cheers, Julie

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:44:03 +0000

Hi, Tyra! I was thinking of you today! Really! Must be the bulbs! I am imagining that being in Scandinavia you will be very familiar with the in’s and out’s of bulb planting! Please do a post when you start your bulbs this season, will you? I need all the coaching I can get! Thanks! Kathryn xoxo

By: Tyra in Vaxholm

Tyra in Vaxholm — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:19:01 +0000

Hello Kathryn, Bulb fever ha…it’s a great fever I get if each year too, I have got it yet but I can feel it coming…especially now after reading your lovely post.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:27:18 +0000

Good morning, Philip! Yes, a square glass vase will be perfect! And how handy and inspiring that you already have a collection of recycled blue glass! I doubt you will have trouble locating an amaryllis bulb or two. I paid about five dollars for each bulb. And please do send me the image and I will post in the new Reader’s Corner! Looking forward to seeing your creation! Enjoy! Kathryn xoxo

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:01 +0000

Hi Kathryn!
What a great idea! This is one of those things that is in the back of my mind, but I had forgotten about. With the days getting shorter, bringing a living plant into the house will be such a treat. One could buy an amaryllis already prepared, but I like the idea of doing this myself and watching the process. I have the container already, a square glass vase. I was thinking about marbles, and then I remembered I have a collection of recycled blue glass in a saucer right on the back deck! I had purchased this on impulse a few months ago intending to do something creative with it. Now I have a way to use it. Wow! How about that! I am pretty sure my local plant nursery will have an amaryllis bulb. When I get this assembled I will send you an image!
Thanks for sharing the fun!