Re: sprouting bulbs

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

That sounds like a good idea...I might try that too!
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From: "Dave & Robyn Wilson" <rwilson@octa4.net.au>
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Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: sprouting bulbs


> Have you looked at the climate and other conditions in its natural
> distribution area.    Here in the wet dry tropics of OZ we have about
> 9 months of dry weather when most of the grasslands are burned then 3
> months really wet.   The initial build up to the wet season storms
> wash tons of ash and other organic material into the water causing
> harsh conditions for fish from the lower oxygen levels created by the
> high biological oxygen demand of the rotting material.    The local
> aponogetons don't appear to sprout initially but when the creeks
> actually start to run they pop up everywhere.   Where a creek or
> river is spring fed the aponogetons stay out all year.
>
> I have some Ondinea purpurea  (a small lily closely related to
> barclaya) bulbs that won't sprout, I think I might try one in a
> sealed jar of ash, charcoal, leaf mulch and other material for a
> couple of weeks and then drop it into soft clean well oxygenated
> water.   I hadn't thought of doing that until this discussion.
>
> Cheers
> Dave Wilson
>
>
>
>
> >  > >
> >>  > --- Robert H <robertpaulh@earthlink.net> 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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