container mixture for AMARYLLIS

[UMAR KHAN]

I want to plant my Amaryllis in larger pots because of root bound.i want to know the ideal pot mixture for Amaryllis.my question is specially from Brigd Arif sb.another thing i have noticed the amaryllis in pots are healthy than that in ground.brigd sb i feed my potted Amaryllis with foliar NPK & Zinc on fothnightly bases,just like i feed my roses.

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

In general the Roses are fed NPK 1-2-1 and amaryllis NPK 2-1-2 .
For Amaryllis use DAP-250gm + Urea-400gm + potassium sulphate-500gm; dissolved in 10 Litters of water, is your stock. Dilute the stock 30 times and water the pots with it, twice a month.
For container soil Coarse river sand 3 parts, Composted leaves 1 part and Coco husk 1 part.
I have used broken bricks size ¼ inch 3 parts, wood shavings 1 part and leaf compost 1 part with very good results.
Arif

[UMAR KHAN]

Thanks Arif sb for your valuable guidance.

[aykhan]

Arid sahib I know you're the guru of amaryllis. I plan on planting a number of bulbs and I need expert advice. I would prefer them to be in my soil bed and not in pots (I can compromise depending on the advice I get and put them in pots). Will these bulbs be able to take the heat of May and June if I plant them in a soil bed which gets full sun or do I risk losing them? Is it wise to put them in pots and once they give off shoots to plant them in the soil bed? Any amendments in the soil bed? Anything I can do so I don't kill them :S, it'll break my heart and it cost me an arm and a leg!

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

Khan Sahib, where do you liv and which city you plan to plant the Hippeastrums?

[aykhan]

I live in model town Lahore the dry heat of may june and the humid monsoon of july august is whats worrying me about planting amaryllis and tb iris in the soil bed as opposed to pots.

[khabbab]

I live in model town Lahore the dry heat of may june and the humid monsoon of july august is whats worrying me about planting amaryllis and tb iris in the soil bed as opposed to pots.

Don't you worry about heat and humidity when talking about amaryllis bulbs. This is their climate. I am not as convinced about Irises though. You must put iris in semi shade in lahore. only morning sun when march arrives.

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

I live in Gulberg II, 90% of my bulbs are in the ground. Visit me and see it yourself.
contact 0321 4639444.,

[aykhan]

Brig sahib when I return from the US I will inshallah visit you. Thanks.

Amer

[tweedle2009]

Do bring daylilies from the US.They do very well here.

Also, see if you can get a Sharp Blue blueberry or perhaps two

visit ebay.You'll see lots of plants listed for sale which you can bring to Lahore.Tht'd be wonderful.