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Diane Whitehead

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Bulb Log 48 Nov 27
« on: November 29, 2007, 06:17:39 AM »
Ian,

In the frit picture, a number of labels are bent over.  What does that signify?
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Re: Bulb Log 48 Nov 27
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2007, 07:40:20 AM »
Don't worry Ian, here in Hungary, a country with "more stable continental climates" in the last 2-3 years the weather changed very quickly too, many times. This summer for example, after a few weeks of 37-38°C, instantly we found us in 18-19°C from a day to another. This is not normal here, I think, and in the past there were very few examples of such changes, but now there are more and more, there is happening something with the climate indeed.
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Re: Bulb Log 48 Nov 27
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2007, 01:33:39 PM »
Diane, the labels that are at right angles are labels which have been bent that way to allow the details to be easily read... it is a requirement of our shows that plants bear a horizontal label.  One of the joys of our labels made from recycled venetian blind material is the ease with which this can be acheived.
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Re: Bulb Log 48 Nov 27
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2007, 01:35:11 PM »
Kathrine, when Ian gets back from a trip to Pitlochry, where it was pouring with rain, he will be find out that you have your own climate troubles as well as ours on the continent!
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Re: Bulb Log 48 Nov 27
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2007, 10:22:30 AM »
Diane, Maggi has already explained the reason for the bent over labels.

Kathrine, we all seem to suffer from the swings in temperature. I am always complaining about the difficulties of growing bulbs in our Scottish climate.
 I am really very glad we have a moderate climate which allows us to grow such a wide range of plants.
I just wish I could grow the bulbs so the looked as they do in the wild but that is an unrealistic expectation - also they do not always grow to perfection in the wild.

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Re: Bulb Log 48 Nov 27
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2007, 10:15:13 PM »
Ian - I'm not sure about that 'extended bract'.  (It is actually a cataphyll,) the sudden, rapid growth is often a sign of ill health.  I have a couple of plants like this each year and from memory they usually rot at the crown of the corm during the season.  Common sense suggests early removal might be best - time often determines otherwise.  Next day off work I'll take a close look at this years suspects and report my findings.

 


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