Re: sprouting bulbs

["Robert H" <robertpaulh@earthlink.net>]

I dont know, I have never cut one open. The old ones sometimes get algae and
fungus growing on them
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Leong" <jl86@earthlink.net>
To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: sprouting bulbs


> Robert ---
>
> I know that this may seem to be an obvious question, but what does the
interior
> of a barclaya bulb which hasn't sprouted after a year look like (i.e. does
the
> bulb look like it's hydrated and just hasn't sprouted, or is it dead
inside)?
>
> I have a culture of freshwater bristleworms and feed them boiled wheat
grains.
> The worms don't consume the entire grain; they burrow into the wheat
grain, and
> eat out the interior, leaving the exterior intact.
>
> Jerry
>
> Robert H wrote:
>
> > Well I wish I had a better understanding of what the trigger might be
for
> > barclaya bulbs. I have tried many different things, light, dark, warm
water,
> > cold water, acidic water, alkaline water
>
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