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Originally Posted by Boomer
Thank you, Koapaka, for sharing this site.
I just spent a few minutes looking through it, am interested, and can take more time later to learn more. Brand new lettuce is one of my favorites and the only way to get it in its perfect state is to grow it yourself.
In the comment section, I saw that someone wrote about using it in a classroom. I used to grow amaryllis bulbs in my high school classroom. Even high school kids enjoyed seeing the progress each day of those fast-growing plants as they reached full bloom. One time we got 16 beautiful, huge, red blooms from one bulb — but that bulb must have been gifted or something.
Of course, with a vegetable garden in a classroom, the teacher probably would have to schlep it home during Christmas and other long breaks.
Anyway, thanks. You might have done some Christmas shopping for me.
Boomer
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Re: Amaryllis
They are marginally hearty in the villages. I've been growing them for years in my garden. You need good drainage. I do not take them out. They are heavy feeders so lots of fertilizer when they are growing. On cold winter days I do cover them at night
The ones sold for the holiday season have been conditioned to bloom in december. They would normally bloom in the spring. You cannot take one of those and immediately put it in your garden and expect it to survive. You need to follow instructions for storing it and plant it in the spring. It will take two seasons to get into it's normal cycle.