When to grow and what to grow!

[dragoonsers]

Heya! I need lots of info with regards to my weather conditions ie. Karachi.
An uncle has gifted me bulbs of
oriental lillies,
calla black eyed beauty,
gladioli,
lillium,
dahlia
arabian night,
anemone,
liatris and montbrettia.

What i need to know when is the right time to plant them in karachi? and can i used them every year or are they wasted every year?

second, my football lily bloomed and flower died. What do i do now? the leaves have grown too!

thirdly,
when can i sow peppers chilli corn watermelon canteloupe?

Lastly, i am looking for roses. The plants in nurseries have no names, have disease pests and the keepers dont even know what type they are. If anyone can help, please do send me a private message!


thank u so so much,

regards,

HAMZA

[khabbab]

Plant all the bulbs except calla in october. Some of these should be perennial. Some lilies, dahlia, anemone and Crocosmia(montbretia) naturalize if protected in winter. Not sure if liatris will flower in karachi, it did not in lahore.

[dragoonsers]

Will calla bulbs be ruined in storage? should i put em in a fridge or somethin?

[Izhar]

You can plant:

oriental lillies in mid November under full sun
calla black eyed beauty now under full sun
gladioli in end October under full sun
lillium in mid November semi shade
dahlia in end October under full sun
arabian night (I guess it is a dahlia type)
anemone (I guess it is a dahlia type)
liatris now under semi shade
montbrettia in end October under full sun

You can naturalize Callas. While Gladioli & Dahlia corms & tubers respectively must be lifted in March end and stored in a cool and dry place.

Keep the football lily growing until October then stop the water or lift its bulb, re-water or replant in February. You can also continue watering but the bloom quality will suffer, in its natural cycle it goes dormant during a dry winter & sprouts with first rain of spring.

You can sow peppers now, while the corn, watermelon and cantaloupe in March end next year for better yield and overall plant.

buy healthy roses when they are freshly arrived from Punjab during November.

[dragoonsers]

Thank you again


BUt i just dont want to pick up roses from the nursery. Wouldnt it help if i know the type and name of the rose i buy too?

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

Does it realy matter? A rose by any name is a rose. Same rose with tag is twice as expensive. If I like the flower I buy it.