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Yesterday I have cut the leaves of my mature Amaryllis.
Confirming my previous observation I found that in three and a half year old seedling bed growing under the same conditions the size of bulbs varied from 1 to 4 inch diameter.
In your opinion why is it so?
Is it genetic or the weaklings could not compete with others in extracting nourishment from soil?
I think they are genetically weak or just small. I am planning to pull them out and create another bed for further observation.



Arif

No response so far, are we shy,afraid or just lack of interest. The same post in Garden Web got 10 responses

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load ... 45.html?10

Muhammad Arif Khan wrote:No response so far, are we shy,afraid or just lack of interest. The same post in Garden Web got 10 responses

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load ... 45.html?10

I believe the question was very interesting but it required the knowledge of plant sciences/genetics in depth. Please share the answer once you find one.

M Farooq wrote:

Muhammad Arif Khan wrote:No response so far, are we shy,afraid or just lack of interest. The same post in Garden Web got 10 responses

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load ... 45.html?10

I believe the question was very interesting but it required the knowledge of plant sciences/genetics in depth. Please share the answer once you find one.

There is usually no, one answer, it is always a combination of factors, most of them have been mentioned in http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load ... 45.html?10[/quote]

135 bulbs of one and a half inch and smaller have been shifted to a separate bed.
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Scapes are appearing on bulbs in pots and in beds, but the most exciting is the 2011 seedling bed;



Will they be good, will I get some thing extra ordinary,
the result of my program will be soon out, Will I pass or fail.
Arif

This picture is full of HOPE.... Sir, cutting of leaves is for specific reason?

Izhar wrote:This picture is full of HOPE.... Sir, cutting of leaves is for specific reason?

Cutting of leaves is not essential, I did it to assess the condition of bulbs, remove the weaklings, to remove extra soil between the bulbs ( the seedlings tend to go deeper), the fresh foliage gives a neater look, it widens the neck and I can apply fungicide/miticide easily.

Promising Amaryllis

are those cleome seedlings behind?

Farhan Ahmed wrote:are those cleome seedlings behind?

Yes self seeding intruders.