Comments on: Rainy day chores in the greenhouse https://gardern.co.za/2010/08/rainy-day-chores-in-greenhouse/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:42:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Terryk https://gardern.co.za/2010/08/rainy-day-chores-in-greenhouse/#comment-4244 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:01:46 +0000 #comment-4244 How timely, I have already had some Nerine starting to put out foliage so I watered a bit. I hope I did not do the wrong thing! I have to read your article again from your mag which you did last year.

When you take off the layers from the bulbs are you removing them from the soil and potting up in fresh soil or are you just pulling off some of the old layers from the bulbs?

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2010/08/rainy-day-chores-in-greenhouse/#comment-4243 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:35:10 +0000 #comment-4243 Coir pots would be too porous, since success with Nerine and other Amaryllids comes from moisture retention during their hot, summer dormancy, even clay would not work in New England, unless I kept the pots on a sand bed. Plastic works best since it helps keep the fleshy, roots turgid. Are you aware of any sodium issues with coir? I have friends who have lost significant collections of winter growing Narcissus species and Cyclamen species when repotting in coir a a soil since the coir was prepared by a salt method? I have used coir with some orchid species, and with Clivia with success.

]]> By: CoirGreen https://gardern.co.za/2010/08/rainy-day-chores-in-greenhouse/#comment-4242 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:30:36 +0000 #comment-4242 Why not try using Coir pots? It would look great, environmentally sustainable, would added benefits… ?

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