Posts Tagged ‘ Bulbs ’

Alejandra Neri Smiles at my flowers

Well dont it just beat all . I cant sell my bulbs or flowers to Alex in Italy but she has sent her smile to my freesia plants in New Zealand . As we are going into winter this smile of sunshine is just what the doctor ordered,
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Selling the freesia bulbs

Since the end of January I have been selling these bulbs very successfully on the New Zealand Trade Me ecomerce platform.I also have a listing on the dubli.com trading platform. I sell them in lots of 100 and mixed colours. Sadly I can only sell them in New Zealand with export restrictions and distance from...
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Planting is finished

Over the last couple of weeks I have been watering the bulbs so that the media is just kept damp and finishing any maintenance that has been needed. My big problem now is this watering has encourgaged the weeds to grow in the trays so I am using a herbicide to keep them under...
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About freesias

Freesias are amongst some of the loveliest spring flowers which are fragant and last well as a cut flower. Freesias belong to the Iris family and have a long wiry stem bearing several flowers on  a one sided arching spike.They come in colours of white,cream or pink ,sometimes flushed with purple and yellow and are...
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Lifting the bulbs

Lifting the bulbs

 December is a busy time as the plants have now died down and the bulbs now need to be lifted and divided. All dead plant debri needs to be removed . My freesia are in trays so each tray is tipped up and all plant material taken out and separated into bulbs for sale,...
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