Posted on 04/21/2017 1:29:08 PM PDT by greeneyes
All bulbs and corms will flower the following year, provided they are allowed to complete the vegetative state (store energy), enter a dormant stage (rest),
and then given adequate moisture and nutrients to sprout their leaves, and then the flowering stalk.
Honestly, I have never tried to keep a potted lily in the pot for the next growing season, but it can be done; I have always found an alternative location.
Just cease watering the plant when the vegetation stops growing and begins to die back; the plant is telling you that it is entering the dormant resting stage.
Most bulbs require a 12 - 18 weeks dormant stage before regenerating vegetation prior to flowering;
some require cold or freezing temperatures during the dormant stage ( such as tulips, paperwhites, etc.), but not so the Easter Lily.
I suggest you look at post #80.
I failed to mention that sterilization of soil occurs at approximately 160 degrees for a week with moist soil under plastic.
Similar to a "soil steam cleaning & sterilization" procedure done by the summer sunshine under plastic.
We’ve only gotten a few sprinkles of rain over the last few days here in Central Missouri.
A decent portion of the yukon gold taters that I set out a few weeks ago were bad and rotted in the ground. I filled in the skips after work today, and did the same thing with the snap peas. Probably won’t do much else in the kitchen garden this weekend. Maybe pull a few weeds if I’m feeling ambitious.
I need to cut the grass and help Mrs. Augie with some landscaping work, but the first order of business is to go out and find one last sack of morels. I’ve found enough to cook a couple skillets worth at supper time for the last three nights and I’m hoping to make it four in a row.
Between Wednesday, yesterday & today, after work, I got a fair amount of garden work done this week, in between showers.
* cut 100 each Russet & German Butterball potato seed pieces
* the two potted apricot trees planted
* 6 asparagus roots planted, to fill a row gap
* used the tiller’s furrower to dig my potato trenches
* brutally murdered umpteen gazillion weeds
Not too much. I have raised beds for our veggie garden, so that soil is well controlled. Our crop land has always been organically maintained and there haven’t been any problems that I know of for hay, alfalfa and feed corn.
About 10 years ago we had ‘Late Blight’ for tomatoes, which has to be introduced via bad greenhouse practices. (Grrr!) It was touch and go, as it also effects potatoes and Wisconsin grows potatoes only second to Idaho.
They were able to contain it to the southern half of our state. About the center 1/3 of our state is perfect, sandy soil that drains quickly; Potato, Carrot and Onion Country!
Miss Muffet and Frieda Hample are stunners! :)
I just dried a bunch of carrots as an experiment and intend to see how they do in vegetable soup. But I adore oven-dried cherry tomatoes - my favorite method of consumption is to simmer them in wine to rehydrate, then use the wine as the base for pasta sauce of one sort or another.
I am digging assorted amendments into my soil, because the only thing that’s particularly happy is the squash. Got pea blossoms starting, though!
Our little local farmer’s market has a yearly live-plant festival, and I came home much poorer but happier. I have Cape gooseberries, cardoon (yay!!!), orange mint, comfrey-which-I-can-never-grow-from-seed, and a few more medicinals I’ve had trouble with. I have already devised a salad recipe to take advantage of the orange mint and am planning the perfect location for the cardoon. :)
Great idea!
Thank you so much.
Thanks, TIK. What kind of fertilizer do you think I should use while it’s growing this summer?
You’re very welcome, I’m missing your wonderfully descriptive and informative gardening posts . . . and, so looking forward to your “back healed” return to gardening and posting. . . God Bless fellow Texan.
Letuce still going strong, despite days in the high 80s. Have provided some shade for them in the form of burlap. Have sowed seeds of basil and cucumber.
Planted all this spring. All are Martha Washington. I live about 3 miles from Atlantic Ocean; southern coastal NC. Right now there are 50-60 shoots, all female. I’ve seen maybe 5 males that all withered. I assume the females are not eaten. Is that correct?
Any well-balanced fertilizer such as regular garden fertilizer should work well.
A Fertilizer such as 10-10-10 would do well; and if you wish to increase vigor and disease resistance, increase the last two numbers of the fertilizer ( ie: 10-15-15)
Water and fertilize weekly until you begin to see foliage 'die-back', or a change of foliage color indicating that its beginning to enter the dormant stage.
Exactly true !
First years growth should almost be untouched.
Second year is a 'tease' since the foliage is the energy factory for the development of stronger roots; best left untouched.
Third year you can begin selective harvest of some stalks .
A well prepared asparagus bed is an investment into the future and requires patience; that is why asparagus commands such a high price at the market
There are asparagus beds begun during Colonial times at Monticello that have been producing for over 200 years.
Prayers Up. Keep us posted.
I agree.
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