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The hippeastrum report
Sep. 20th, 2012 02:00 pmI potted on the Class of 2012 ('papilio' x 'emerald') today. Nine little seedlings, which is plenty, given my [lack of] windowsill space. I made a useful discovery in the process: if I unpot them, knock off as much soil as possible, and then soak the remaining tangled rootball in water for a few minutes, it's easy to tease the plants' roots apart without tearing any. One hopes that will lessen the transplant shock. They're in a pot almost as big as the pots I've used for the Class of 2011 and I hope they won't need to be re-potted for a good while.
I see no ants on the planter full of Class of 2009. I'll bring them in this weekend and put one of those ant traps on the little table, next to the planter, just to be on the safe side. They've had their last watering until the holidays -- time for plants to go sleepy-bye.
The original, and possibly virus-bearing, Class of 2006 look just fine to me. I'll keep all those guys downstairs, and keep a watchful eye for biting insects. No one comes in from outside without a big dose of chemicals.
I see no ants on the planter full of Class of 2009. I'll bring them in this weekend and put one of those ant traps on the little table, next to the planter, just to be on the safe side. They've had their last watering until the holidays -- time for plants to go sleepy-bye.
The original, and possibly virus-bearing, Class of 2006 look just fine to me. I'll keep all those guys downstairs, and keep a watchful eye for biting insects. No one comes in from outside without a big dose of chemicals.
