Put flourescent light over them, three to four inches away,twenty four hours a
day. Rake back the medium,so that the little bulbs are exposed at their tops.
You might be able to salvage some of them. I have been somewhat successful doing
this. I have had tremendous problems with all kinds of plant eaters this year.
Del
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From: Josh Young <joshy46013@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Fri, September 17, 2010 9:22:24 PM
Subject: [pbs] All My Hippeastrum Seedlings Were Devoured!
Hi Guys,
So this morning I awoke to see that several of my pots of Hippeastrum
seedlings had been a midnight snack for several caterpillars. I hope they
enjoyed their hamdonii sandwhich with a side of psittacinum puddingand a large
diet calyptra-cola!
Seriously tho, they ate all the seedlings to the ground, I had several
gallon pots with maybe 15 or more seedlings in each, how can I keep this from
happening again without jeopardizing the seedlings themselves? I had aulicum,
blossfeldiae, calyptratum, cybister, mandonii, morelianum, glaucescens and
psittacinum and all are gone.
Thanks
Josh