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Hippeastrum papilio, Step 5
May. 19th, 2014 12:34 pmIt's done.
All six-to-eight Hippeastrum papilio have now been: 1) removed from their pots and soil removed from their roots; 2) soaked in a serious fungicide whose name I believe is Thiomyl at c. 90F for an hour; 3) soaked in hotter-than-lukewarm water (c. 115F) for two hours; 4) trimmed as to the roots and dried; 5) sprayed with another fungicide (plain old sulfur). Now they've been carefully planted in Organic Mechanics potting soil with a little added bone meal, watered in, and drained. They don't actually need sunlight at this point, but I plan to move them downstairs to a spot I just wiped down with straight Clorox, a pot at a time as I'm going down.
Here they are, in all their re-potted splendor:
As of this moment, I have nothing blooming on any windowsill in the house. I have a couple begonia cuttings that appear to be thinking about it, but they hardly count.
The focus now shifts to outside, where I have one lonely peony bud getting ready to bloom, one that may think about it, and two that are likely to abort. A wretched beginning. Two or three wisteria scapes are showing a faint veil of lavender. The verbena that I inadvertently overwintered is about to burst into vigorous bloom. Corydalis are blooming, too, but that's a bit like saying the dandelions are blooming, except that I don't have any.
I don't think I noted anywhere in this journal that I sent my perennial sunflower to Julian Abele Park over the weekend. Its regular spot in the back yard is now full shade instead of partial sun.
All six-to-eight Hippeastrum papilio have now been: 1) removed from their pots and soil removed from their roots; 2) soaked in a serious fungicide whose name I believe is Thiomyl at c. 90F for an hour; 3) soaked in hotter-than-lukewarm water (c. 115F) for two hours; 4) trimmed as to the roots and dried; 5) sprayed with another fungicide (plain old sulfur). Now they've been carefully planted in Organic Mechanics potting soil with a little added bone meal, watered in, and drained. They don't actually need sunlight at this point, but I plan to move them downstairs to a spot I just wiped down with straight Clorox, a pot at a time as I'm going down.
Here they are, in all their re-potted splendor:
As of this moment, I have nothing blooming on any windowsill in the house. I have a couple begonia cuttings that appear to be thinking about it, but they hardly count.
The focus now shifts to outside, where I have one lonely peony bud getting ready to bloom, one that may think about it, and two that are likely to abort. A wretched beginning. Two or three wisteria scapes are showing a faint veil of lavender. The verbena that I inadvertently overwintered is about to burst into vigorous bloom. Corydalis are blooming, too, but that's a bit like saying the dandelions are blooming, except that I don't have any.
I don't think I noted anywhere in this journal that I sent my perennial sunflower to Julian Abele Park over the weekend. Its regular spot in the back yard is now full shade instead of partial sun.
