planting offsets-bulbils

Paul Licht plicht@berkeley.edu
Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:09:18 PDT
What's the feeling about planting the small bulbils that form in the 
leaf axils of some species?   I generally plant shallow or even on 
surfce but without any knowledge of what's best.

Paul


On 10/4/2011 1:51 PM, elilium71@roadrunner.com wrote:
> Hi Richard,
> I would plant them at least 3 inches deep or more. They will have no problem sending leaf up from that depth.
> Eric D
> ---- Richard Haard<richrd@nas.com>  wrote:
>> I have quantity of L pardilinum, L. columbianum offsets, about 1/4 inch. I want to plant in an outdoor unprotected bed  but with mulch.
>>
>> Is 1/2 inch planting depth adequate ? Can they tolerate deeper planting?
>>
>> Rich H
>>
>> Bellingham, Washington
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