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I have found amaryllis are throw away bulbs. I’ve done everything that has to be done to try to get them to rebloom and it never happens. All we get is foliage. So I’m done with amaryllis. In the compost bin they go.

I'm in central No. Carolina. Dips to 19 deg F. here overnight for at least 2 full weeks each winter. I leave mine out. Do nothing. they return every year. every 3 years I remove 1/2 to thin

Thank you for your information on Amaryllis 😊

Greetings from zone 4/5 eastern Canada! I've tried several methods, though the method I use now is hilling with dry soil, mounding with leaves and cover with styrofoam cones which have ventilating holes. I prune the roses down to fit the height of the cones and defoliate the rest of the leaves. The cones last a long time so I'm able to use them years at a time. Sometimes pots do the trick as well. With certain varieties, the winter temperatures alone are enough to kill canes almost to ground level regardless of how much winter protection used. I prefer styrofoam cones because my area gets an average of 60 hours of freezing rain on top of -32 Celsius throughout the winter, which is very hard on tender roses. This also melts the snow and causes the ground to freeze like an ice cube (posing threat to bud unions) and the entire landscape becomes a skating rink. So styrofoam cones are handy at keeping off freezing rain in the dead of winter. Grafted tender roses are kept at a minimum in my garden, where most of my roses are cane/tip hardy cultivars on their natural roots that require no winter protection and can stand up to freezing rain followed by very cold temperatures. It's not uncommon to get 1/2" thick of ice buid up on trees, plants, roses and our vehicles in these cold, humid parts of Ontario. With the detriment of freezing rain, our zone 4/5 winters might as well be reduced to a zone 3.

how do you tell when to stop watering/fertilizing and force them into dormancy?

Hi! I bought amaryllis bulb online. I did not know I am supposed to soak them before planting. My problem is it has been 2 months now and there are only leaves, no flower. What should I do? Thank you.

This is so helpful for beginners like me who want to grow the best bell peppers at home

Hi Gary! Thank you so much for your instructional and helpful video. This is my first year growing roses. I have 3 hybrid tea roses that bloomed beautifully and I wanted instructions on how to winterize hybrid tea roses, specifically. I’m in zone 6/6a. I thought I messed up by not pruning back my roses earlier…Dec. 1 tomorrow, but I now know I can cut them back in order to cover them today. I also like your covering options. I should be able to find options from my garage without having to buy rose collars. Thank you for helping me become a rosarian!

Great video!

Greetings from the other side of the Pond, Gary, glad to see a new amaryllis/hippeastrum video......glad to see you haven't recovered from your habit. While it's great to see amaryllis blooming, I do feel sorry for the poor bulbs, with that wire thing poked into the base and starved of water. I know that they don't need any more nutrients to bloom, but goodness, it can't be good for the bulb to have hot wax pour all over it - think of sado-masochistic rituals or the waxing scene in "The 40 Year Old Virgin".....oh well

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Great stuff mate, I gather you're over in the States so I can only hope that these are available in Aus.

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I have 25 roses zone 8

Watching in Nov. 2024

You Da MAN! Thanks Gary. Let's Get Growing!!

What is that tall white Boulder in the background..

Thanks for sharing watching from far north east india i have few collection lets keep it growing

I wish you would start with your zone. I have been growing in containers (30-40), and being in zone 9a with 90 to 100 degrees every day, will drive everything you do to make them successful. In these conditions Bells are susceptible to BER, so they need shade, lots of bone meal, more coco choir to retain water and buckets with dranage holes 3 inches high to leave a water reservoir at the bottom of the container. Small sweet peppers like the sugar cane red and Leysa, do better than the larger ones. My Cayenne hybrids and jalapeños are in full sun. Those containers need mulch. Some like the Sugar Rush and Ajis (mango, pinapple, lemon drop) do well in partial shade and are less susceptible to BER.

followed your yt posts great info, great insights, thanks :) ? do you have favorite source/s for high quality jumbo bulbs? thanks man

Put mine in pots and I brought them indoors. They’re only about 2 feet high. I would imagine they should do OK

I got two “teacher” amaryllis last year… they have been in leaf mode for almost a year, it’s late October, should I cut the leaves and make them dormant?

Thank you for this treat to beauty of the amaryllis

Thanks Gary, learned a lot!

Thank you for the great information!

Should I mist/dampen canna bulbs during their hibernation? Thank you for the info!

Is it necessary to mist/dampen the bulbs during the course of their hibernation? Thanks!

I live in northern South Dakota. This is my first year of having rose 🌹 bushes. I have 3 of them. Thank you so much for your help in winterizing my roses for the first time! 🤞🏼

Thank you for the detailed explanations. It's very helpful.

What about the pepperoncini ? Can we have a full video about it from A to Z (growing, pickling,…….) please

Wow awesome information! I have a Japanese Maple tree about 25 ft tall and I noticed on the leaves a bunch of white stuff. I can't reach them so I'm assuming its fungus. What are your recommendations?

Question. I live in New Jersey, and my plant is still looking great. At what temperature should I cut her leaves and bring the bulb inside? Thanks!

What is your feeding routine

Great information and easy. I have had a large Alocasia for 4 years now and would always carry in the whole thing. Your way is a lot easier to do. Thank you !

Kalugeritsa (from Baker Creek seeds) is my favorite semi hot pepper. Hottest are a little less than Jalapeno. Some not very hot at all. Just right when hot in my opinion. Very prolific. Just filled up a half gallon jar from one plant and pickled them.

Why didn't you drill holes in the base of the pot?

If it rains on the dry leaves inside the chicken wire...do you then need to remove the wet leaves? and then remove them every time they get rained on, or do you just mix in some dried leaves on top of the leaves that got wet? Thanks 🙂

I don’t think it’s good to use plastic bottles,, I don’t think plants like it to have roots in plastic🤷‍♀️

What month to bring in pots in zone 8

Should I add mulch or manure to the base after I clean out the leaves?

Can u use soda tin cans instead of plastic bottles!

Do you do the same with Alocasia's?

Why don't you remove the babies first? 😳😳😳

Great video

Hi Gary, am guessing this idea of part filling in containers to use less compost is restricted to smaller plants and NOT for plants like clematis etc? Ideas please. TIA

Hi Gary, just came across this video. Verrry informative never thoight of using plastic to make up for compost! Thanks for the idea.

I left my plant in the kitchen to throw out and forgot about it. When I noticed it growing. Now l have a plant about l foot high full of braces real healthy but no sign of flowers. As l have no knowledge of the plants l have no idea what to do next. Please help.

Zone 6b Ontario. 9 roses . I just planted a rose garden and this is so helpful. thank you

Don't those paper go moldy like black mold?

Are you growing these varieties from seed.Have never seen any of these varieties in the Midwest where I live.