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    Communities > Forums > Article: Bringing Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) bulbs out of dormancy
    Forum: Article: Bringing Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) bulbs out of dormancyReplies: 0, Views: 14
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    AGooch
    Chatham. Ontario
    Canada

    November 19, 2012 7:31 AM

    Post #9337022

    I have another approach - I was given a large pot with several bulbs in it!! My friend had been growing them in the pot for years, so I adopted her idea. I now have two large pots of bulbs drying on the porch and when the leaves finally die, off will take them to the cold room for the winter. The advice I was given was to stop watering them in August so they would dry down earlier, but of course I always forget that and start to dry the in late September. I have been leaving them in the same pot until the leaves start to grow (usually in March or April) and then I can get them outside. This year I had a total of 43 blooms!! Every four years I repot with good soil and lots of my own compost.

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