Oct. 6th, 2014

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I actually have no idea whether these guys should or shouldn't get haircuts, baths, and new bedding in the fall, but I decided to do it. Their foliage looked more than a little skanky and then were pretty rootbound. But my Hippeastrum papilio x emerald seedlings on the same windowsill are looking decidedly unwell -- with the scary red leaves of the dreaded Stagonosporus curtisii. That probably means mites, too, bleah, so the whole windowsill will have to be disinfected and oh god the baby Schlumbergera are probably also infected. Bleah, bleah, bleah.

Anyhow, I gave them haircuts and after they've dried out a bit I'll be giving them their fungicide/miticide baths. I guess I'll be doing it to pap x emerald, too, in another couple of days. Grr.

Here are the H. mandonii, prepped and curing prior to their baths. After their baths they'll be set out to cure again, and then I'll repot in new pots with fresh potting medium.

2014-10-06_999mandonii


I understand these bulbs get really really big -- the size of softballs. They're clearly not there yet. I measured the bulbs. They're 17 cm and 15.5 cm in circumference, respectively.

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