It is my understanding that Amaryllis belladonna does not appreciate root disturbance so even just lifting and resetting would be discouraging to the clump. Flower buds are formed the year prior to bloom. Possibly a sort of top dressing, digging around the clump and adding some organic matter to the top few inches would percolate down to the roots. Another option - liquid fertilizer, applied to the leaves. If your neighbour decides to do that, I would think a more dilute liquid fertilizer applied several times a few weeks apart might do better than a single full strength application. Judy in New Jersey where it is overcast, drizzling, and leaves, acorns, black walnuts are falling down On 10/10/2021 4:47 AM, Brian Whyer via pbs wrote: > > Hi My neighbour has an old clump of Amaryllis belladonna against a > low south facing wall. It had only 1 flower stem this year (just > finishing) (4 last year) and has a number of bulbs exposed level with > the surface. The soil is stoney chalky with many exposed flints. A few > leaves are just showing, ~3 cms high. Would it be a good idea to lift > and bury deeper? When should this be done? > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>