bulb growing

anthony matthews organicprincipal@gmail.com
Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:40:50 PDT
paige et al,

aw, but i have been salivating over your offerings (and have purchased some
things) for some time.

there are many many genera of geophytes i am interested in, Narcissus
appeals to me as a future grower in its broad general public appeal and deer
proof status (though i am now concerned about the Large Fly, never
encountered this back east in Toronto) and i want to focus on heritage
pre-war cultivars. regarding Lilium, it is one of my favorite genera, and
north american species are my interest.

yes, richard at thimblefarms is an awesome grower, and i spent some months
at a bench in his greenhouse pricking out seedlings and potting up.

is there a better compliment to Narcissus? how about Frittilaria?

please keep the comments coming.

anthony


On 9/4/09, Pacific Rim <paige@hillkeep.ca> wrote:
>
> Hello, Anthony. Good heavens, you live in my bailiwick but I was not aware
> of you until now.
>
> Both Narcissus and Lilium are genera broad enough to encompass several
> climates and many,.many recipes for propagation. All bulbs I have met are
> canny: smite theory and produce at least a few first-year thread leaves
> under almost any conditions.
>
> PBS readers at large: Salt Spring Island, aka Saltspring, is one of the
> Gulf
> Islands between Vancouver Island and the SW coast of British Columbia.
> Members of the same archipelago south of the border, off Washington State,
> are called the San Juan islands.
>
> Some of you are probably aware of at least two excellent growers of
> uncommon
> perennials and bulbs on Salt Spring, one out of business for several years,
> the other Thimble Farms, http://www.thimblefarms.com/  .
>
> I would not consider growing both Narcissus and Lilium in quantity. Their
> demands are too different. You would have neither holidays nor efficiency.
>
> Not that I can boast either.
>
> Paige Woodward
> paige@hillkeep.ca
> http://www.hillkeep.ca/
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "anthony matthews" <organicprincipal@gmail.com>
> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 5:37 PM
> Subject: [pbs] bulb growing
>
>
> > hi,
> >
> > i am new to the list and look forward to all the great info.
> >
> > i am preparing to enter the bulb growing business, focusing on Narcissus
> > and
> > Lilium, and would welcome any advice or insight from other members who
> may
> > be in same profession. good or bad, i look forward to hearing it.
> >
> > best regards
> > anthony
> >
> > i live on Salt Spring Island, in British Columbia, Canada. Zone 8-ish,
> > cool
> > moist winters and cool dry summers.
> >
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