Km km km km km km mi mi ni ni nu j mi Il sab 24 mag 2025, 08:31 <pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> ha scritto: > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://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: pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 12 (Ann R) > 2. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 12 (Michael Loos) > 3. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 11 (Susan Kebodeaux) > 4. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 11 (Mary Gorton) > 5. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 11 (Ceridwen Lloyd) > 6. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 11 (Ceridwen Lloyd) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 10:28:21 -0700 > From: Ann R <annmram@gmail.com> > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 12 > Message-ID: > < > CANLM+NgLy8Vt9Kouox1PUNtEKyrqyAJsiZrUj6bp0XSUbgS3HQ@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I hope someday soon we get back to talking about our bulbs and not about > buying bulbs or group orders. The last 2 months that is all we have done. I > joined to learn about the bulbs I have and I have inherited. Thanks Ann, > from California > > On Wed, May 21, 2025 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 > > > https://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: Clarification on Group Order (Robert Lauf) > > 2. Re: SA bulb order (Ottoline Clapham) > > 3. Re: Clarification on Group Order (Christine Doud) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 13:34:11 +0000 (UTC) > > From: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net> > > To: Christine Doud via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > Message-ID: <97555950.2555919.1747748051766@mail.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > If something is growing, water it.? Stop watering when it dies back.? > > Eventually it will get in sync with the seasons.? Note that I only grow > one > > or two irids so I'm not an expert and if anyone has more specific advice > I > > hope they will weigh in on this. > > Bob > > > > > > I have a tiny question. Many of the bulbs have started to send up > greenery > > in the packets. So I did as advised - plant and water and put in the > shade. > > But it?s likely they will continue to sprout and grow now - in or off > > season of course. Any advice in how I proceed given the sprouting?? They > > are all planted in moistened well draining soil in pots just below the > > surface. > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 08:49:50 -0700 > > From: Ottoline Clapham <ottoline_clapham@yahoo.com> > > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > Subject: Re: [pbs] SA bulb order > > Message-ID: <099D9F6E-76B1-487D-BB99-212881C31100@yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > Thank you Bridget and Robert, I will put all the winter growers to bed > as > > well . > > Greetings > > Ottoline > > > > > On May 20, 2025, 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 > > > https://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. SA group order ? (Ottoline Clapham) > > > 2. Re: SA group order ? (Bridget Wosczyna) > > > 3. Re: SA group order ? (Robert Lauf) > > > 4. Re: SA group order ? (xyzhou25@aol.com) > > > 5. Re: SA group order ? (Arnold Trachtenberg) > > > 6. Clarification on Group Order (Robert Lauf) > > > 7. Re: Clarification on Group Order (Nan Sterman) > > > 8. Re: Clarification on Group Order (Christine Doud) > > > 9. Re: Clarification on Group Order (Arnold Trachtenberg) > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 08:37:53 -0700 > > > From: Ottoline Clapham <ottoline_clapham@yahoo.com> > > > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > Subject: [pbs] SA group order ? > > > Message-ID: <9DDE3A8B-A9DD-4525-959E-A2CD375D147E@yahoo.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > > > My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing > bulbs > > . I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do you > > think this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will be > > much appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > > Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > > Ottoline > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 2 > > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 11:46:25 -0400 > > > From: Bridget Wosczyna <fritchick@gmail.com> > > > To: Bulb Society Pacific <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Cc: Ottoline Clapham <ottoline_clapham@yahoo.com>, > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] SA group order ? > > > Message-ID: <361837B3-6398-4BFB-89FE-14A8B51E6BA0@gmail.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > > > Hello! I have been advised by our purveyors that all bulbs should be > > planted or potted immediately. > > > It is most important to give them a good shot at acclimating to their > > new environments and will help protect them as well. Cultural necessities > > are paramount, ie-if they need water while dormant or must be bone dry > etc. > > > Kindly keep this in mind to assure your success for happy plants. > > > Best of > > > Bridget > > > > > >> On May 19, 2025, at 11:38?AM, Ottoline Clapham via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> ?My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing > > bulbs . I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do > > you think this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will > > be much appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > >> Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > >> Ottoline > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> pbs mailing list > > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > >> PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 3 > > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 15:58:47 +0000 (UTC) > > > From: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net> > > > To: Bridget Wosczyna via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] SA group order ? > > > Message-ID: <1603609018.2164707.1747670327063@mail.yahoo.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > > > I emphatically agree.? Plant everything now!? Put the winter growers in > > a well-draining medium; small things should be planted with the tip just > at > > soil level, whereas larger things generally should be partially exposed.? > > The culture tags should make this clear in individual cases. > > > After planting the winter growers, I give them one watering just to > > settle them in, then no more deliberate watering until they sprout in the > > fall.? But be aware that they might do some root growth in the meanwhile, > > which is why they should be planted.? Mine are in the dry corner of the > > greenhouse (out of reach of the auto misters) so they get no watering but > > do enjoy a bit of humidity while dormant. > > > I have ordered from SA Bulb four times in the past and so far almost > > everything established well and have grown fabulously since (to the point > > that I have seeds to share in the SX from time to time). > > > Good luck. > > > Bob? ?Zone 7 w more rain moving in > > > On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 11:46:52 AM EDT, Bridget Wosczyna via > pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > Hello!? I have been advised by our purveyors that all bulbs should be > > planted or potted immediately. > > > It is most important to give them a good shot at acclimating to their > > new environments and will help protect them as well. Cultural necessities > > are paramount, ie-if they need water while dormant or must be bone dry > etc. > > > Kindly keep this in mind to assure your success for happy plants. > > > Best of > > > Bridget > > > > > >> On May 19, 2025, at 11:38?AM, Ottoline Clapham via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> ?My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing > > bulbs . I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do > > you think this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will > > be much appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > >> Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > >> Ottoline > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> pbs mailing list > > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > >> https://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 > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 4 > > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 16:46:28 +0000 (UTC) > > > From: "xyzhou25@aol.com" <xyzhou25@aol.com> > > > To: Bridget Wosczyna via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] SA group order ? > > > Message-ID: <1336740225.2181935.1747673188354@mail.yahoo.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > > > Good morning Bridget, > > > Just following up when the bulbs from SA will ship?? > > > Thank you!Zeon > > > On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 08:46:52 AM PDT, Bridget Wosczyna via > pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > Hello!? I have been advised by our purveyors that all bulbs should be > > planted or potted immediately. > > > It is most important to give them a good shot at acclimating to their > > new environments and will help protect them as well. Cultural necessities > > are paramount, ie-if they need water while dormant or must be bone dry > etc. > > > Kindly keep this in mind to assure your success for happy plants. > > > Best of > > > Bridget > > > > > >> On May 19, 2025, at 11:38?AM, Ottoline Clapham via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> ?My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing > > bulbs . I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do > > you think this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will > > be much appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > >> Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > >> Ottoline > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> pbs mailing list > > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > >> https://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 > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 5 > > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 17:20:40 +0000 (UTC) > > > From: Arnold Trachtenberg <arnold140@verizon.net> > > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] SA group order ? > > > Message-ID: <1283031446.1204.1747675240021@mail.yahoo.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > > > Zeon et al: > > > The order was too large for one box. A large box moves us into another > > category so the order was split. The second box is scheduled in?this?week > > to the jfk area. It will be shipped after inspection to Bridget who will > > distribute to those who ordered? > > > Many of the first box folks??have already received their bulbs.? > > > We had everyone pay for their order so we could send the funds to SA.? > > > Lots of folks did a great deal of work on these orders. Bob Lauf > > deserves a big shoutout for his contributions and chasing down some very > > bureaucratic people in the system.???? > > > We also had our Euro cousins place an order that?Uli and Martin > > coordinated.? > > > Enjoy the bounty and hopefully we will see the seeds of this project > > being donated to the SX in the future.? > > > Arnold? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS > > > > > > > > > On Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:46 PM, xyzhou25--- via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > Good morning Bridget, > > > Just following up when the bulbs from SA will ship?? > > > Thank you!Zeon > > > ? ? On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 08:46:52 AM PDT, Bridget Wosczyna via > pbs > > <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:? > > > > > > Hello!? I have been advised by our purveyors that all bulbs should be > > planted or potted immediately. > > > It is most important to give them a good shot at acclimating to their > > new environments and will help protect them as well. Cultural necessities > > are paramount, ie-if they need water while dormant or must be bone dry > etc. > > > Kindly keep this in mind to assure your success for happy plants. > > > Best of > > > Bridget > > > > > >> On May 19, 2025, at 11:38?AM, Ottoline Clapham via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> ?My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing > > bulbs . I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do > > you think this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will > > be much appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > >> Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > >> Ottoline > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> pbs mailing list > > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > >> https://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 > > > https://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 > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 6 > > > Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 03:12:25 +0000 (UTC) > > > From: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net> > > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Subject: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > > Message-ID: <638599388.2446419.1747710745363@mail.yahoo.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > > > Several members ordered the 50 mixed iridaceae grab bag and were > > surprised to get separate bags of particular genera within this group.? > > That was necessary because the invoice must call out all the plants by > > genus and we have to have all those genera on our permit.? So I asked > Leigh > > to pack each genus separately and I made sure our permit includes all the > > possible genera.? The culture cards on the bags show a particular species > > but you should expect that when your bulbs bloom there will indeed be an > > assortment. > > > Sorry for any confusion. > > > The second box has been sitting at DHL in Johannesburg for a week while > > Leigh tries to convince someone to put it on a plane.? I have no rational > > explanation for what has been going on there - some truly world-class > > nincompoopery the likes of which I never saw in 23 years at ORNL, and > > that's saying something.? Leigh and I hope we can get through this > without > > one of us having a stroke.? So please bear with us. > > > Bob > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 7 > > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 20:21:00 -0700 > > > From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@waterwisegardener.com> > > > To: Bulb Society Pacific <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Cc: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net>, Bulb Society Pacific > > > <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > > Message-ID: > > > <31D60B07-E6B5-403E-A869-DD6FD11E8D81@waterwisegardener.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > > > ?Nincompoopery!? Thank you for adding a great new word to my vocab!!! > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > >> On May 19, 2025, at 8:12?PM, Robert Lauf via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> ?Several members ordered the 50 mixed iridaceae grab bag and were > > surprised to get separate bags of particular genera within this group. > > That was necessary because the invoice must call out all the plants by > > genus and we have to have all those genera on our permit. So I asked > Leigh > > to pack each genus separately and I made sure our permit includes all the > > possible genera. The culture cards on the bags show a particular species > > but you should expect that when your bulbs bloom there will indeed be an > > assortment. > > >> Sorry for any confusion. > > >> The second box has been sitting at DHL in Johannesburg for a week > while > > Leigh tries to convince someone to put it on a plane. I have no rational > > explanation for what has been going on there - some truly world-class > > nincompoopery the likes of which I never saw in 23 years at ORNL, and > > that's saying something. Leigh and I hope we can get through this > without > > one of us having a stroke. So please bear with us. > > >> Bob > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> pbs mailing list > > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > >> PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 8 > > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 23:31:57 -0700 > > > From: Christine Doud <christinedoud@shasta.com> > > > To: Bulb Society Pacific <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > > Message-ID: <16B5ECCB-89F3-4433-A285-55F26D1504E9@shasta.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > > > Thanks for the explanation of the 50 bulb pack. I?m glad that we will > > have some variety. That?s what I hoped for. > > > > > > I have a tiny question. Many of the bulbs have started to send up > > greenery in the packets. So I did as advised - plant and water and put in > > the shade. But it?s likely they will continue to sprout and grow now - in > > or off season of course. Any advice in how I proceed given the sprouting? > > They are all planted in moistened well draining soil in pots just below > > the surface. > > > Thanks. > > > > > > What is ORNL? > > > Christine > > > > > >> On May 19, 2025, at 8:21?PM, Nan Sterman via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> ??Nincompoopery!? Thank you for adding a great new word to my > vocab!!! > > >> > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >>>> On May 19, 2025, at 8:12?PM, Robert Lauf via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> ?Several members ordered the 50 mixed iridaceae grab bag and were > > surprised to get separate bags of particular genera within this group. > > That was necessary because the invoice must call out all the plants by > > genus and we have to have all those genera on our permit. So I asked > Leigh > > to pack each genus separately and I made sure our permit includes all the > > possible genera. The culture cards on the bags show a particular species > > but you should expect that when your bulbs bloom there will indeed be an > > assortment. > > >>> Sorry for any confusion. > > >>> The second box has been sitting at DHL in Johannesburg for a week > > while Leigh tries to convince someone to put it on a plane. I have no > > rational explanation for what has been going on there - some truly > > world-class nincompoopery the likes of which I never saw in 23 years at > > ORNL, and that's saying something. Leigh and I hope we can get through > > this without one of us having a stroke. So please bear with us. > > >>> Bob > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> pbs mailing list > > >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > >>> https://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 > > >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > >> PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 9 > > > Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 11:36:52 +0000 (UTC) > > > From: Arnold Trachtenberg <arnold140@verizon.net> > > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > > Message-ID: <1591214718.1352610.1747741012605@mail.yahoo.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > > > Oak Ridge National Lab > > > Arnold > > > > > > > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 2:32 AM, Christine Doud via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for the explanation of the 50 bulb pack. I?m glad that we will > > have some variety. That?s what I hoped for. > > > > > > I have a tiny question. Many of the bulbs have started to send up > > greenery in the packets. So I did as advised - plant and water and put in > > the shade. But it?s likely they will continue to sprout and grow now - in > > or off season of course. Any advice in how I proceed given the > sprouting?? > > They are all planted in moistened well draining soil in pots just below > the > > surface. > > > Thanks. > > > > > > What is ORNL?? > > > Christine > > > > > >> On May 19, 2025, at 8:21?PM, Nan Sterman via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> ??Nincompoopery!?? Thank you for adding a great new word to my > vocab!!! > > >> > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >>>> On May 19, 2025, at 8:12?PM, Robert Lauf via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> ?Several members ordered the 50 mixed iridaceae grab bag and were > > surprised to get separate bags of particular genera within this group.? > > That was necessary because the invoice must call out all the plants by > > genus and we have to have all those genera on our permit.? So I asked > Leigh > > to pack each genus separately and I made sure our permit includes all the > > possible genera.? The culture cards on the bags show a particular species > > but you should expect that when your bulbs bloom there will indeed be an > > assortment. > > >>> Sorry for any confusion. > > >>> The second box has been sitting at DHL in Johannesburg for a week > > while Leigh tries to convince someone to put it on a plane.? I have no > > rational explanation for what has been going on there - some truly > > world-class nincompoopery the likes of which I never saw in 23 years at > > ORNL, and that's saying something.? Leigh and I hope we can get through > > this without one of us having a stroke.? So please bear with us. > > >>> Bob > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> pbs mailing list > > >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > >>> https://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 > > >> https://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 > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 11 > > > *********************************** > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 09:29:55 -0700 > > From: Christine Doud <christinedoud@shasta.com> > > To: Bulb Society Pacific <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > Message-ID: <AEA88E06-5807-473A-B194-19C17A834D9A@shasta.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > Thank you. Water I will. > > Christine > > > > > On May 20, 2025, at 6:34?AM, Robert Lauf via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > ? If something is growing, water it. Stop watering when it dies back. > > Eventually it will get in sync with the seasons. Note that I only grow > one > > or two irids so I'm not an expert and if anyone has more specific advice > I > > hope they will weigh in on this. > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > I have a tiny question. Many of the bulbs have started to send up > > greenery in the packets. So I did as advised - plant and water and put in > > the shade. But it?s likely they will continue to sprout and grow now - in > > or off season of course. Any advice in how I proceed given the sprouting? > > They are all planted in moistened well draining soil in pots just below > the > > surface. > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 12 > > *********************************** > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 13:48:37 -0400 > From: Michael Loos <loos14847@gmail.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 12 > Message-ID: > <CAJ00K4o0p5S9c_wwN6fQnv5=ZEa8M80YTGT5Sa=K== > ppki2GYg@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi Ann, > Welcome! I realized from your inquiry email that we can really get into > quite the rut. You'll find the group quite knowledgeable and a good > crowd. > How great to have inherited bulbs. Do you happen to know what they are? > It sounds like a lot of fun. I'm sure others may chime in and identify > things if you need help. The actual web forum is the only place to attach > pictures, but it's pretty easy to do so. > It's always good to get back to the plants. > Very best to you, > Michael > Interlaken NY (Central) Zone 6-ish > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 01:07:38 -0500 > From: Susan Kebodeaux <flowersandyard@gmail.com> > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 99, Issue 11 > Message-ID: > <CAMi1Wcgy06n1ThwEjJeKLR-R14See_7K0V_1R=u= > dM-yxbptLw@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Fuck PBS. Trash leftist garbage. > > On Tue, May 20, 2025, 7:00?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 > > > https://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. SA group order ? (Ottoline Clapham) > > 2. Re: SA group order ? (Bridget Wosczyna) > > 3. Re: SA group order ? (Robert Lauf) > > 4. Re: SA group order ? (xyzhou25@aol.com) > > 5. Re: SA group order ? (Arnold Trachtenberg) > > 6. Clarification on Group Order (Robert Lauf) > > 7. Re: Clarification on Group Order (Nan Sterman) > > 8. Re: Clarification on Group Order (Christine Doud) > > 9. Re: Clarification on Group Order (Arnold Trachtenberg) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 08:37:53 -0700 > > From: Ottoline Clapham <ottoline_clapham@yahoo.com> > > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > Subject: [pbs] SA group order ? > > Message-ID: <9DDE3A8B-A9DD-4525-959E-A2CD375D147E@yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing bulbs > . > > I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do you > think > > this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will be much > > appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > Ottoline > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 11:46:25 -0400 > > From: Bridget Wosczyna <fritchick@gmail.com> > > To: Bulb Society Pacific <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Cc: Ottoline Clapham <ottoline_clapham@yahoo.com>, > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > Subject: Re: [pbs] SA group order ? > > Message-ID: <361837B3-6398-4BFB-89FE-14A8B51E6BA0@gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > Hello! I have been advised by our purveyors that all bulbs should be > > planted or potted immediately. > > It is most important to give them a good shot at acclimating to their new > > environments and will help protect them as well. Cultural necessities are > > paramount, ie-if they need water while dormant or must be bone dry etc. > > Kindly keep this in mind to assure your success for happy plants. > > Best of > > Bridget > > > > > On May 19, 2025, at 11:38?AM, Ottoline Clapham via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > ?My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing > > bulbs . I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do > > you think this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will > > be much appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > > Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > > Ottoline > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 15:58:47 +0000 (UTC) > > From: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net> > > To: Bridget Wosczyna via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: Re: [pbs] SA group order ? > > Message-ID: <1603609018.2164707.1747670327063@mail.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > I emphatically agree.? Plant everything now!? Put the winter growers in > a > > well-draining medium; small things should be planted with the tip just at > > soil level, whereas larger things generally should be partially exposed.? > > The culture tags should make this clear in individual cases. > > After planting the winter growers, I give them one watering just to > settle > > them in, then no more deliberate watering until they sprout in the fall.? > > But be aware that they might do some root growth in the meanwhile, which > is > > why they should be planted.? Mine are in the dry corner of the greenhouse > > (out of reach of the auto misters) so they get no watering but do enjoy a > > bit of humidity while dormant. > > I have ordered from SA Bulb four times in the past and so far almost > > everything established well and have grown fabulously since (to the point > > that I have seeds to share in the SX from time to time). > > Good luck. > > Bob? ?Zone 7 w more rain moving in > > On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 11:46:52 AM EDT, Bridget Wosczyna via pbs > < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > Hello!? I have been advised by our purveyors that all bulbs should be > > planted or potted immediately. > > It is most important to give them a good shot at acclimating to their new > > environments and will help protect them as well. Cultural necessities are > > paramount, ie-if they need water while dormant or must be bone dry etc. > > Kindly keep this in mind to assure your success for happy plants. > > Best of > > Bridget > > > > > On May 19, 2025, at 11:38?AM, Ottoline Clapham via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > ?My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing > > bulbs . I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do > > you think this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will > > be much appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > > Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > > Ottoline > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://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 > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 16:46:28 +0000 (UTC) > > From: "xyzhou25@aol.com" <xyzhou25@aol.com> > > To: Bridget Wosczyna via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: Re: [pbs] SA group order ? > > Message-ID: <1336740225.2181935.1747673188354@mail.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > Good morning Bridget, > > Just following up when the bulbs from SA will ship?? > > Thank you!Zeon > > On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 08:46:52 AM PDT, Bridget Wosczyna via pbs > < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > Hello!? I have been advised by our purveyors that all bulbs should be > > planted or potted immediately. > > It is most important to give them a good shot at acclimating to their new > > environments and will help protect them as well. Cultural necessities are > > paramount, ie-if they need water while dormant or must be bone dry etc. > > Kindly keep this in mind to assure your success for happy plants. > > Best of > > Bridget > > > > > On May 19, 2025, at 11:38?AM, Ottoline Clapham via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > ?My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing > > bulbs . I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do > > you think this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will > > be much appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > > Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > > Ottoline > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://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 > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 17:20:40 +0000 (UTC) > > From: Arnold Trachtenberg <arnold140@verizon.net> > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: Re: [pbs] SA group order ? > > Message-ID: <1283031446.1204.1747675240021@mail.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > Zeon et al: > > The order was too large for one box. A large box moves us into another > > category so the order was split. The second box is scheduled in?this?week > > to the jfk area. It will be shipped after inspection to Bridget who will > > distribute to those who ordered? > > Many of the first box folks??have already received their bulbs.? > > We had everyone pay for their order so we could send the funds to SA.? > > Lots of folks did a great deal of work on these orders. Bob Lauf deserves > > a big shoutout for his contributions and chasing down some very > > bureaucratic people in the system.???? > > We also had our Euro cousins place an order that?Uli and Martin > > coordinated.? > > Enjoy the bounty and hopefully we will see the seeds of this project > being > > donated to the SX in the future.? > > Arnold? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS > > > > > > On Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:46 PM, xyzhou25--- via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > Good morning Bridget, > > Just following up when the bulbs from SA will ship?? > > Thank you!Zeon > > ? ? On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 08:46:52 AM PDT, Bridget Wosczyna via pbs > < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:? > > > > Hello!? I have been advised by our purveyors that all bulbs should be > > planted or potted immediately. > > It is most important to give them a good shot at acclimating to their new > > environments and will help protect them as well. Cultural necessities are > > paramount, ie-if they need water while dormant or must be bone dry etc. > > Kindly keep this in mind to assure your success for happy plants. > > Best of > > Bridget > > > > > On May 19, 2025, at 11:38?AM, Ottoline Clapham via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > ?My wonderful SA bulbs arrived. I have potted up the summer growing > > bulbs . I am going to leave the winter growing bulbs in the packets , do > > you think this is wise ? Or are you doing something else? Any advice will > > be much appreciated as I want the transition to go well. > > > Greetings from Yuba City 9b where it?s starting to get hot . > > > Ottoline > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://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 > > https://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 > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 03:12:25 +0000 (UTC) > > From: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net> > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > Message-ID: <638599388.2446419.1747710745363@mail.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > Several members ordered the 50 mixed iridaceae grab bag and were > surprised > > to get separate bags of particular genera within this group.? That was > > necessary because the invoice must call out all the plants by genus and > we > > have to have all those genera on our permit.? So I asked Leigh to pack > each > > genus separately and I made sure our permit includes all the possible > > genera.? The culture cards on the bags show a particular species but you > > should expect that when your bulbs bloom there will indeed be an > assortment. > > Sorry for any confusion. > > The second box has been sitting at DHL in Johannesburg for a week while > > Leigh tries to convince someone to put it on a plane.? I have no rational > > explanation for what has been going on there - some truly world-class > > nincompoopery the likes of which I never saw in 23 years at ORNL, and > > that's saying something.? Leigh and I hope we can get through this > without > > one of us having a stroke.? So please bear with us. > > Bob > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 20:21:00 -0700 > > From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@waterwisegardener.com> > > To: Bulb Society Pacific <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Cc: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net>, Bulb Society Pacific > > <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > Message-ID: > > <31D60B07-E6B5-403E-A869-DD6FD11E8D81@waterwisegardener.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > ?Nincompoopery!? Thank you for adding a great new word to my vocab!!! > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On May 19, 2025, at 8:12?PM, Robert Lauf via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > ?Several members ordered the 50 mixed iridaceae grab bag and were > > surprised to get separate bags of particular genera within this group. > > That was necessary because the invoice must call out all the plants by > > genus and we have to have all those genera on our permit. So I asked > Leigh > > to pack each genus separately and I made sure our permit includes all the > > possible genera. The culture cards on the bags show a particular species > > but you should expect that when your bulbs bloom there will indeed be an > > assortment. > > > Sorry for any confusion. > > > The second box has been sitting at DHL in Johannesburg for a week while > > Leigh tries to convince someone to put it on a plane. I have no rational > > explanation for what has been going on there - some truly world-class > > nincompoopery the likes of which I never saw in 23 years at ORNL, and > > that's saying something. Leigh and I hope we can get through this > without > > one of us having a stroke. So please bear with us. > > > Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 23:31:57 -0700 > > From: Christine Doud <christinedoud@shasta.com> > > To: Bulb Society Pacific <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > Message-ID: <16B5ECCB-89F3-4433-A285-55F26D1504E9@shasta.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > Thanks for the explanation of the 50 bulb pack. I?m glad that we will > have > > some variety. That?s what I hoped for. > > > > I have a tiny question. Many of the bulbs have started to send up > greenery > > in the packets. So I did as advised - plant and water and put in the > shade. > > But it?s likely they will continue to sprout and grow now - in or off > > season of course. Any advice in how I proceed given the sprouting? They > > are all planted in moistened well draining soil in pots just below the > > surface. > > Thanks. > > > > What is ORNL? > > Christine > > > > > On May 19, 2025, at 8:21?PM, Nan Sterman via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > ??Nincompoopery!? Thank you for adding a great new word to my vocab!!! > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > >> On May 19, 2025, at 8:12?PM, Robert Lauf via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> ?Several members ordered the 50 mixed iridaceae grab bag and were > > surprised to get separate bags of particular genera within this group. > > That was necessary because the invoice must call out all the plants by > > genus and we have to have all those genera on our permit. So I asked > Leigh > > to pack each genus separately and I made sure our permit includes all the > > possible genera. The culture cards on the bags show a particular species > > but you should expect that when your bulbs bloom there will indeed be an > > assortment. > > >> Sorry for any confusion. > > >> The second box has been sitting at DHL in Johannesburg for a week > while > > Leigh tries to convince someone to put it on a plane. I have no rational > > explanation for what has been going on there - some truly world-class > > nincompoopery the likes of which I never saw in 23 years at ORNL, and > > that's saying something. Leigh and I hope we can get through this > without > > one of us having a stroke. So please bear with us. > > >> Bob > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> pbs mailing list > > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > >> https://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 > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 9 > > Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 11:36:52 +0000 (UTC) > > From: Arnold Trachtenberg <arnold140@verizon.net> > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Clarification on Group Order > > Message-ID: <1591214718.1352610.1747741012605@mail.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > Oak Ridge National Lab > > Arnold > > > > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS > > > > > > On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 2:32 AM, Christine Doud via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the explanation of the 50 bulb pack. I?m glad that we will > have > > some variety. That?s what I hoped for. > > > > I have a tiny question. Many of the bulbs have started to send up > greenery > > in the packets. So I did as advised - plant and water and put in the > shade. > > But it?s likely they will continue to sprout and grow now - in or off > > season of course. Any advice in how I proceed given the sprouting?? They > > are all planted in moistened well draining soil in pots just below the > > surface. > > Thanks. > > > > What is ORNL?? > > Christine > > > > > On May 19, 2025, at 8:21?PM, Nan Sterman via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > ??Nincompoopery!?? Thank you for adding a great new word to my vocab!!! > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > >> On May 19, 2025, at 8:12?PM, Robert Lauf via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> ?Several members ordered the 50 mixed iridaceae grab bag and were > > surprised to get separate bags of particular genera within this group.? > > That was necessary because the invoice must call out all the plants by > > genus and we have to have all those genera on our permit.? So I asked > Leigh > > to pack each genus separately and I made sure our permit includes all the > > possible genera.? The culture cards on the bags show a particular species > > but you should expect that when your bulbs bloom there will indeed be an > > assortment. > > >> Sorry for any confusion. > > >> The second box has been sitting at DHL in Johannesburg for a week > while > > Leigh tries to convince someone to put it on a plane.? I have no rational > > explanation for what has been going on there - some truly world-class > > nincompoopery the likes of which I never saw in 23 years at ORNL, and > > that's saying something.? Leigh and I hope we can get through this > without > > one of us having a stroke.? So please bear with us. > > >> Bob > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> pbs mailing list > > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > >> <https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…