I built a stepped bench to hold my smaller pots, the face of each is a fence board that keeps the sun from striking the pot and the cool air underneath helps moderate the temperature. On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM Jim Foster via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I lived in Modesto for 18 years and there I had all kinds of heat > problems with things in pots and it took me a while before I realized > that. Even hardy cactus suffered. I now live in Santa Barbara and it > hardly ever gets above 90 maybe twice a year and then only for a few > days. I generally water the pots the day before the anticipated heat > then right afterward. I also grouped the pots so only the most hardy > had the pot sides exposed. Last year I made a raised bed and stuck most > of my potted bulbs there and they are so much happier. The Lobelia is > volunteer and we have clumps all over our garden which provide a bright > splash of color although I do have to be diligent about weeding them out > in certain areas. As you can see my Brunsvigia bosmaniae are going > dormant the B. Josephinae will be next > > Last year I had my large B. Josephinae which is in the ground in another > place flowered and I pollinated it and got about 20 seed which I shared > with my local friends but I hope to be sharing next year's crop with > Society members long with whatever else I can succeed in pollinating. > > We do live in interesting times. I hope all of you stay well. > > Jim Foster > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Bulb Garden.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 228189 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: b josephinae.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 705057 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > -- _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…
