There have been a few more or less informal garden visits announced on the list, and some years ago there was a extremely well organized expedition to the south central coast to chase Calochortus. I've done garden tours when exchanging bulbs in person, but nothing organized. Robert On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 7:44 AM peter shaw via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I am a newish member, long time bulb (grew potted freesias for nurserymen's > exchange in the 80's) and most all plant lover. Are there any bay area > events where members get together? I am in Santa Cruz. > > peter > > On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 5:00 AM <pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > wrote: > > > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > pbs-owner@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Interest in Stenomesson, any interest in Tulipa clusiana? > > (Rodney Barton) > > 2. Re: Sparaxis and Gladiolus suffering (michaelcmace@gmail.com) > > 3. Re: If Ari could pick up next month? Or you on a visit to > > Alby? (Claudia) > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Rodney Barton <rbartontx@yahoo.com> > > To: Janet Hoffmann via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Cc: > > Bcc: > > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:30:33 +0000 (UTC) > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Interest in Stenomesson, any interest in Tulipa > > clusiana? > > I'd like some T. clusiana if they don't go to the bulb exchange. PLs > > contact me off list: rbartontx@yahoo.com. > > Rod > > > > On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 01:30:24 PM CDT, Janet Hoffmann via pbs > < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > If you are trying to gage interest, I for one would be interested in the > > Stenomesson, both colors, maybe a bulb or two or each. > > > > I have a lot of Tulipa clusiana. They are in bloom right now and will go > > dormant as the weather warms up here. We are having an unusually cool > > spring in the San Jose, CA area with frost this morning. I have rather > > heavy rocky soil and I found last year that the only way that I can dig > > them is when the soil is moist from rain. I am thinking that I will dig > > them the end of next week after the next bout of rain and when the blooms > > are starting to fade. I can put them in a large planter until they go > fully > > dormant. I am not sure if I will make the April 17th cutoff window. I am > > also trying to gage whether there is interest in this bulb and if I > should > > bother trying to save some. I do need to thin them in any case being as > > after over 25 years in the ground, they are starting to take over my > front > > yard. > > > > Janet > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: <michaelcmace@gmail.com> > > To: <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Cc: > > Bcc: > > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:56:08 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Sparaxis and Gladiolus suffering > > Gianni wrote: > > > > >> already during the winter the ends of the leaves have turned yellow > and > > then dried up and Sparaxis grandiflora and Gladiolus splendens have not > > flowered > > > > It's not unusual to get some leaf tip dieback on South African bulbs, but > > if > > there's a lot more dieback than in the past and they're no longer > > flowering, > > I agree that something went wrong. > > > > It could be a disease, but I can't see the photos, so I can't help with > > that. > > > > Usually I interpret leaf dieback as a symptom that something went wrong > > underground. Some of the roots have been killed, and the leaves die back > > because the reduced roots can't support them. Potential causes of root > > damage: > > --Too much water at some point in time (which caused some of the roots to > > rot) > > --Too little water at some time (which also causes roots to die back) > > --Your soil has broken down and no longer drains well > > --Bugs underground are eating roots > > --Too much fertilizer damaged the roots > > --The veranda got too hot at some point in the growing season and damaged > > the roots > > > > Note that too little fertilizer doesn't usually damage the roots -- the > > plants just get stunted. > > > > At this point, your best bet is to pay careful attention to watering (not > > too much, not too little) until the bulbs are dormant, and then repot > with > > fresh soil in the summer. Hopefully it will just be a one year problem. > > > > Mike > > San Jose, CA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Claudia <chava52@gmail.com> > > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net, Leslie Valas <vffam5@gmail.com> > > Cc: > > Bcc: > > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:12:12 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [pbs] If Ari could pick up next month? Or you on a visit to > > Alby? > > I am interested in getting some of your bulbs. Please let me know when > you > > have dug them out--my sister comes to San Jose periodically (we are in > > Berkeley) and could get them. > > Thanks > > Claudia > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 10:48 AM Linda Press Wulf <lindapwulf@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > See below and look up tulipa clusiana - they sound easy. Not my > coloring > > > but delightful. Claudia, could cover the mound in middle of your > orchard. > > > > > > Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:29:46 -0700 > > > From: Janet Hoffmann <janet@hoffmann.net> > > > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > Subject: any interest in Tulipa > > > clusiana? > > > > > > I have a lot of Tulipa clusiana. They are in bloom right now and will > go > > > dormant as the weather warms up here. We are having an unusually cool > > > spring in the San Jose, CA area with frost this morning. I have rather > > > heavy rocky soil and I found last year that the only way that I can dig > > > them is when the soil is moist from rain. I am thinking that I will dig > > > them *the end of next week* after the next bout of rain and when the > > > blooms are starting to fade. I can put them in a large planter until > they > > > go fully dormant. I am not sure if I will make the April 17thcutoff > > > window. I am also trying to gage whether there is interest in this bulb > > and > > > if I should bother trying to save some. I do need to thin them in any > > case > > > being as after over 25 years in the ground, they are starting to take > > over > > > my front yard. > > > > > > Janet > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…