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 > *********************************** > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…