Submitted by RonsGarden on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 08:07.
To get them to bloom twice, or more, times a year I place them outdoors in a spot that gets morning sun. Water once a day during hot periods and fertilize every other week with 10-30-15 so they can develop a nice fat bulb. Fertilize right up to late September, bring it inside for the winter in late October and place it in the basement where it's cool and dark. i do not water them until they start to send up a flower bud ....usually by late December to late January.
This one is a bit lazy this year and is just now showing a flower bud.
Bulb size at this point is around the size of a large grapefruit.
Wow, Ron! That's amazing. How do you get it to bloom twice a year? I think my mother's had it, but she gets so impatient she just throws the bulbs away after Christmas.
Susan, the Texas Yankee, the Texas Rangerette and the Assistant Administrator
Keep them well fed!
To get them to bloom twice, or more, times a year I place them outdoors in a spot that gets morning sun. Water once a day during hot periods and fertilize every other week with 10-30-15 so they can develop a nice fat bulb. Fertilize right up to late September, bring it inside for the winter in late October and place it in the basement where it's cool and dark. i do not water them until they start to send up a flower bud ....usually by late December to late January.
This one is a bit lazy this year and is just now showing a flower bud.
Bulb size at this point is around the size of a large grapefruit.
Ron ~ zone 6b ~ Ontario
Ron ~ zone 6b ~ Ontario
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Wow, Ron! That's amazing.
Wow, Ron! That's amazing. How do you get it to bloom twice a year? I think my mother's had it, but she gets so impatient she just throws the bulbs away after Christmas.
Susan, the Texas Yankee, the Texas Rangerette and the Assistant Administrator
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Susan,The Assistant Administrator, the Texas Yankee and the Texas Rangerette.
beautiful