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Spring Flowering Bulbs, Amaryllis and Fertilizing Houseplants
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
English - October 21, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 44.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 184 ratingsHome & Garden Leisure Arts Food foraging garden gardens homegarden houseplants indoorplants landscapes organicgardening plants vegetablegardening Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Plantrama team discusses the importance of soil temperature when planting bulbs for spring bloom. In the main segment we talk about handling the amaryllis bulbs you have kept from last winter, and how to bring them into flower in December. We end with a question about how frequently houseplants should be fertilized.
:29 Insider Information: Bulbs have their own “anti-freeze!”
7:16 Eat/Drink/Grow: Amaryllis in the fall
16:22 Love Letters and Questions: Peter asks about fertilizing houseplants.