Thursday, October 19, 2023

Amaryllis Update: Dormancy

A few days ago I took the four amaryllis plants that I've been watering outdoors all summer, knocked most of the dirt off them, trimmed the long roots that had grown - and wrapped them in paper to dry them and give them a sense of darkness. 


I didn't want to leave them in a shed, in case some animal decided to move in with them!


Now they're resting in the house for 8 weeks... the dormant stage.Hopefully when I check them mid December, they'll have begun growing green shoots. And hopefully, a few weeks after that, they'll each have a magnificent flower - to cheer us when the weather outdoors is bleak, white and cold.

Gardeners always live in hope!

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