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We have a couple of BX/SX in the pipeline.

We also have a fair number of outstanding payments due for past BX/SX's.

If you received seeds or bulbs it would be a good time to catch up on payments and not miss future offerings.

Arnold
 

Lilium sargentiae

Martin

Thanks it does look better. 
I think taking photos in bright light is most often bad.

Haemanthus humilis A very early blooming South African  bulb.

Randy:

I've used a soap and water solution as my first attempt at controlling a pest.

If you can get a liquid Castillian soap that would  be perfect.

I use one ounce in a quart of water for a dilution.

It's the soap molecule that dissolves the waxy coating of many bugs that does them in.

Second shot would be Neem or a product called Spinosad which is an organic composed of a bacteria.


Arnold

Lebedouria ovalifolia
Lebedouria  DML 6546

Harry Mudd!

Wasp eating a small swallowtail caterpillar.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FUV8AS_gqUA

David:

I purchased an aluminized HDPE cover for the greenhouse.

it is available in different percentages of transmission.

I use 40%.

it's a pain to drape it over the greenhouse.  My greenhouse is a lean to and it's hard to get up on a small roof to drape the cover over the glass.

I have a Biarum that is attributed as dispar but flowering time is off as well.

Couple of Ledebourias.

Ledebouria ovalifolia
Ledebouria 'Huntsdrift'

David:

I found a paper indicting that not all of the Biarum's flower in the fall. 

"Taxonomic Revision of Biarum - [Aroideana 29, 2_36] - Boyce 2006.pdf"

This came as Biarum aff. dispar.

Our Wiki states all Biarum's flower in October.

What gives?

Flowering today.

Jane

Thanks, I can put a name on it now.


Arnold