Amaryllis 2014

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

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

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

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

[M Farooq]

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.

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

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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[Muhammad Arif Khan]

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

[Izhar]

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

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

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.

[UMARKHANMARDAN]

Promising Amaryllis

[Farhan Ahmed]

are those cleome seedlings behind?

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

are those cleome seedlings behind?

Yes self seeding intruders.