Lisey got an amaryllis-bulb-in-a-box kit the Christmas before last from her grandma, and after it bloomed, we decided to try planting it outside to see if it would survive.
It did.
And Lisey is pleased.
(Luckily for us, amaryllises are vole-resistant, so we don’t have to worry about the bulb suddenly going missing. Yay!)
Jennie
Friday 19th of June 2015
What do you do about voles? We are not experienced with them, but they are tearing up the yard. Also, we have little children to consider when fixing the vole problem. Thanks, Jennie
Kristen
Friday 19th of June 2015
If you're getting lumpy trails in your yard, then that's a mole problem, not a vole problem. Voles will leave round holes in the yard, but they don't make lumpy bumps!
There's not much to do about voles, sadly. I hear poisons don't work really well. The voles aren't dangerous, but ugh, it is super frustrating when they eat my plants.
Kate
Thursday 18th of June 2015
We live up north, and we plant our amaryllis bulb in the ground for the summer, then bring it inside again for winter, let it go dormant then force it to bloom again inside. Having time outdoors after its bloomed is good for the plant so it can replenish its nutrients. I'm sure in the south it's a different story. Looks pretty!
Jen Y
Tuesday 16th of June 2015
I buy these every year after Christmas on clearance, thoroughly enjoy them through the late winter, plant them in the spring & never see a bloom again. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I've never been able to get them to bloom in my garden.
Beautiful.
NMPatricia
Tuesday 16th of June 2015
I am hoping she had the thrill of something growing and coming back and living. My husband and I were standing admiring our very hard worked and earned back yard which we have nurtured through our drought. It was nice to see the green, the color, and some volunteers!
Kristen
Tuesday 16th of June 2015
Yes! She was nervous about planting it outside, and relieved to see it come back. It's pretty large, so keeping it indoors was going to be a problem.
Amanda
Tuesday 16th of June 2015
I didn't think it would survive in the mid-Atlantic! Now I know what to do with mine.
Kristen
Tuesday 16th of June 2015
We were nervous, especially after the very cold temps we had, but apparently the bulb is pretty hardy.