For those going on vacations and trying to stay off line, is it possible to find out about when the next BX notification will be? Val Sonora > On Aug 1, 2021, at 12:03 PM, Jane McGary via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > I grow an entirely different range of bulbs from what Judy mentions, but about half of the collection is in plunged pots. I used to repot them every second year, which called for mixing mountains of potting medium. With declining strength, I've moved to doing it every third year. I do keep the fertility up with soluble fertilizer applied at intervals during the growing season. This summer I repotted all the potted bulbs. Next summer I hope to lift the other half of the collection, which grow planted directly in a deep, covered raised bed, and refresh the soil, which has become compacted over the ten years since I built the bed. > > The surplus from the repotting will appear in the next BX, which I trust will be announced soon. > > Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA > > On 8/1/2021 10:53 AM, Judy Glattstein via pbs wrote: >> Last year I re-potted all of my rhodophiala, lachenalia, freesia, oxalis, and cyclamen in late summer. It was a chore, to be sure. >> >> How often does this really need to be done? If more so for some genera than others, which should get priority? >> >> Judy in soggy New Jersey where Canna x ehemanii has just started into flower >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>