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Comment on Keep your amaryllis reblooming year after year in Buffalo area by connie

connie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:13:49 +0000

After two sad amaryllis comments, it’s good to hear a story with a happy ending! This process worked for me, too. I have a red amaryllis that’s just opening today.

Comment on Keep your amaryllis reblooming year after year in Buffalo area by Diane Cooper

Diane Cooper — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:25:33 +0000

I have been using this method for at least 5 years and my amaryllis are doing so well — almost too well. I’m running out of window space to show off my blooms!

Comment on Keep your amaryllis reblooming year after year in Buffalo area by connie

connie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:58:06 +0000

Oh, no! What an exciting story– reblooming in the same year! Then comes the tragic ending for the super plant. Too bad. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on Keep your amaryllis reblooming year after year in Buffalo area by Maxine

Maxine — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:43:30 +0000

We had an amaryllis that bloomed in the house and then we planted it in the garden that summer and it bloomed again. So the deer ate it.

Comment on Keep your amaryllis reblooming year after year in Buffalo area by connie

connie — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:10:32 +0000

Ruth,
Oh, how sad! I’m not sure what to say. I guess I would think back along the process and see if there is anything you might have missed, or if you did anything differently from the years when you did get blooms. Did you water your plants enough over the summer? Did you stop watering them in the fall long enough? Is the window where you have them now sunny enough? And of course, what did you do during the years you had blooms that you didn’t do this year? I wish you more success next year.

Comment on Keep your amaryllis reblooming year after year in Buffalo area by Ruth Nowak

Ruth Nowak — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:26:22 +0000

I did exactly what you said and all 7 of my amaryllis bulbs only had leaves. Including the 1bulb that bloomed the last 3 years.

Comment on Keep your amaryllis reblooming year after year in Buffalo area by Donna

Donna — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:43:46 +0000

Great advice. Many people are always asking about care and rebloom.

Comment on Three big tips to get started with carnivorous plants in Buffalo area by connie

connie — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:40 +0000

Yes, Stark Raving Mad Bees and Nature’s Own Horror Movie is a good post. When we think of the obstacles that bugs face in the wild, we think of predators that might gobble them up in one gulp. We don't consider that bugs could suffer worse fates from parasites.

Comment on Three big tips to get started with carnivorous plants in Buffalo area by Donna

Donna — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:36:53 +0000

I too like the little meat-eaters, I find them fascinating.
I just wanted to let you know that I liked this article and linked it to my post, http://gardenwalkgardentalk.com/2012/01/23/stark-raving-mad-bees-and-natures-own-horror-movie/. It is not a post for the faint of heart though.

Comment on Three big tips to get started with carnivorous plants in Buffalo area by connie

connie — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:16:42 +0000

I’m just learning about carnivorous plants, and I’ve never grown them myself. Kenny Coogan was a font of information!