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Author Message   Guff  Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 09:06 pm EST :    TerryK, there are just getting side light. That is why they are tilted and stretching in the direction they are. When I get all my hederifolium seedlings into the ground, I will transplant the C.Purpruascens into single pots, and center them under the light. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 03:13 pm EST :    I had a chance to plant some more seedlings today. I spaced them about a magic marker apart this time. The ones I put in first look happy, still nice and green, and I noticed new growth popping up through the sand. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 03:47 pm EST :    Tim, do you have to worry about snails and slugs, or do they not like cyclamen? I noticed a few on the wood logs. I don't think they like my sand. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 05:55 pm EST :    Here's some info from the cyclamen society. http://www.cyclamen.org/pest_frame.htm Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Tim  Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 07:32 am EST :    Guff, I find that I get more trouble with snails and slugs in the glasshouses than I do outside. I've lost lots of seed pods over the years to snails and slugs (mice too). Vine weevil are probably more of a threat to potted cyclamen here. I have caught a few in the 3 1/2 years I've lived at this house but they've never troubled my potted cyclamen. From what I have been told by other cyclamen growers in the US, you'll have more trouble with pests of the furry kind. Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "   Guff  Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 01:44 pm EST :    Tim, do the slugs/snails eat the leaves or just the seed pods? Thought I would post some pictures of a couple Victoria plants that have some really nice leaves. I put a quarter on a leaf to show the size of the leaves. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 01:10 pm EST :    I had to make another bed. The bed is about five feet long. I still need to add compost and sand. I think I will just put all pink in this bed. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 05:09 pm EST :    Did a little more work on my second bed today, added some compost. Tomorrow if it doesn't rain, I will add in the sand, and have all my seedlings in the ground, other then some very small corms, that I put back into pots. Second picture shows some grow tips coming up through the sand. With all the worm casting on the sand, it's hard to make out. End of September, I will take a full shot of my first bed, I want them to leaf out a little, so they will be able to be seen, with a far away shot. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Galanthophile  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 05:26 am EST :    What size plants will you put in these beds? Galanthophile - Ann (Northern England), Zone "8"   Guff  Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 06:21 pm EST :    Well, I have all my seedlings in. I have around 20-30 small corms that I put back into pots. I wonder if I will see a flower or two pop up this year? Curious, how much do they grow, during the winter months? I wouldn't think they would grow much after November here, when the cold and snow starts. Then I assume, come March, they would do a little more growing, then by June start to go to sleep for the summer. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 07:50 pm EST :    This weekend will be a test for sure on the soil drainage. With all the rain we are supposed to get, if the bed does well you should have some nice beds in time. Did you keep any for indoors so you can see the study them during the dull days of winter? Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 11:14 pm EST :    TerryK, I didn't save any for inside, other then the very small corms that I thought were too small. I didn't plant out my c. purpurascens, they will stay inside, for another winter. Last year, when I brought my first years attempt back inside, they went dormant. So I figured, I would plant them all outside. They seem to like it, some have 4-5 grow tips popping up through the sand already. My second bed, I had maybe 10-12 corms of the white left, so I put them in the center of the bed, with pink around them. I have maybe 30-40 of the silver leaf pink in this bed, so it will be interesting to see the contrast between them and the well marked. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 05:58 pm EST :    I have changed my mind about doing any seed this year. I'm going to pickup some c. coum, and maybe a packet or two of c. purpurascens. TerryK, did you get any of your c. purpurascens to germinate? I see another c. purpurascens that has germinated. I'm up to 6 now. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 08:28 pm EST :    I think you will enjoy coum too. I was not successful with C.purpurascens last year considering I did have such luck the first year. I still have some pots of them and the ones in the ground survived too. Two are starting to show flower buds, but it will be a long time before I see them flower I think. I do remember that some pots did not germinate the first year but did the following fall, so you may get a few more yet. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 01:15 pm EST :    Some update pictures, these pictures are from about the same spot, that were posted before. You can see my second row, I spaced them much better. I thought more about what top dressing to use. I'm just going to collect pine needles, of differnet sizes and shapes, and scatter them about for this year anyways. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 03:17 pm EST :    I was out and about looking and checking on my Jack in the Pulpit seed pods progress. I found a spot which had a ton of worm castings. I gathered them up and turned them into a powder. I then sprinkled my cyclamen beds. I have often thought about starting a worm farm for castings. Maybe another project to add. They seem rather expensive to buy. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 08:28 pm EST :    C.Purpurascens is really starting to take off, now that it's centered under the light. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 04:24 am EST :    Very nice Guff, I do like purpurascens and find they are the easiest so far once they germinate. They tolerate our soil and our heavy hand when watering. You should pot them into individual pots so that they have room to grow better. You should have some flowers next year too if you do this. The scent is magnificent, so save one or two for indoors. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 11:12 am EST :    Terryk, I was going to transplant them, but I spotted another one that has germinated. I'm up to 7 now. I figured I wait a little longer, in case anymore germinate. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 12:53 pm EST :    Well I received my seeds today. I picked up 100 seeds of the c. coum and 50 seeds of c. purpurascens. On the packets it's marked with a pen and says + so she must have put in some extra instead of giving a bonus packet. Not sure when I will start these, maybe this weekend. Guff - NY, Zone "?"

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