Hi Ron, It seems that I neglected to answer your second question. I tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to the amount of organic medium that I add to potting media for geophytes in Hawai'i. Organic matter decomposes quite rapidly in these conditions and sometimes roots will begin to rot before I am even aware of it. To prevent this I try to use as little organic material as possible. Horticultural pumice is remarkable and I have not had trouble growing many bulb species in it without adding anything else. It is not available for purchase in Hawai'i so I import it from the US mainland. Jacob On 9 December 2010 20:37, Ronald Redding <ron_redding@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Jacob > > Thanks very much I have been growing one plant for several years now. It > seems healthy enough however I would like to get it to grow to its full > potential. I found it interesting that you water it every day while in > active growth, > > Have you mixed in much organic material, I have decided to give it a try > this year and hope I don't kill it. > > > Kind Regards and Best Wishes Ron Redding Hervey Bay Australia > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >