Rotting Komoriya bulb
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Comments (9)It can be the case that most of a batch goes to that horrid white mush - and some survive. For me, they really like very good drainage, quite gravelly, in fact. And being planted not more than 2" deep. (Protect from hungry beasts if necessary.) I grow several of mine in an old enamel kitchen sink that's about 6" deep max, and has that generous drain hole, too. They share the space with alpine strawberries, which have an excellent root system and which soak up any excess summer moisture. They can be left for three years or so before it becomes necessary to refresh the mix - and thin down the competition. A dressing of bonemeal in spring is helpful. They prefer morning sun and dappled light - more like A. nemorosa than the big florist anemones. Unless you have an unusually dry spring - whatever rain you receive is generally enough. The tubers increase in size and don't have offsets. If you want more plants then you have to keep the surface aound them clear because they increase through seeds. Stay alert for seedlings when re-potting. One thing that can lead to mushy bits - planting late in the season and keeping them too moist. The longer they've been out of the ground the more vulnerable they appear to be. Might be like lilies - plant as soon after lifting as possible. If they've had an overnight soaking - plant into a barely damp mix and let them settle with whatever autumn rain you get. They naturalize under trees so there would be damp, not wet, leaf litter and the drainage given by the tree roots. A similar environment for you pot/s could help. They're not 'early risers' in the spring so they possibly spend a lot of their over winter growing time developing their root system before popping up, leaves before flowers. If you get that uneasy gardener feeling that 'something is not right belong the surface' you're probably right. Gently unearth a tuber or two and check. Planting individually into 2" pots could give you useful backup if a mass planting should fail....See MorePlease help. Bulb neck rot?
Comments (4)HI Big. I think you should continue to cut anything more off the bulb that appears to be rotting. Go as far as you need to and make sure you document it with pictures. You will need to send those photos to Komoriya for proof that there is a problem.. My first aulicum from them had some mite issues and I sent them pictures of the marks on the leaves as well as the dying leaves from the center of the bulb. They told me to wait until next year to see how it responded. About a month later I send them more pictures of more dying leaves and this time they offered to send me a replacement and they sent me 2!! If you do need to contact them go through EBay that way EBay also gets a copy of the complaint and I can't help but think that makes them a little more diligent in righting the situation. Good Luck and keep us posted. Donna...See MoreKomoriya Nursery
Comments (15)Nancy, Thank you!! No, mine still don't have leaves but I think they are rooting a bit at least. Your leaves look just like I hoped they would look with a prominent stripe so I am confident now that mine will look like yours when they do decide to leaf out! A few of my other Komoriya bulbs that had remained leafless are slowly sending up a leaf, after the better part of a year!! Another of my bulbs, Soarer, that initially had horrible marks on the leaves is now sending up 4 pristine healthy leaves. I do think that all the poisons and insecticides these bulbs were subjected to did affect the leaves on some of these bulbs and if they live, and we can wait long enough, some of them will be just fine. I am encouraged! My Komoriya bulbs are all together under lights in the furnace room and seem to be doing OK...no outside summer vacation for these guys! Thanks again,.. Donnaâºâºâº...See MoreKomoriya will not ship to the US
Comments (14)I have imported well over a ton of bulbs, but have only used a broker twice and so can provide limited experience. I found that until you get to around 100Kg it is actually cheaper to import express rather than freight, which is when you need a broker. This is because the broker I found that deals with plants and can therefore get through the USDA charged $500 and then you still have to pay the trucking charges to your final destination unless you want to drive to one of the 5 import sites where it is legal to bring in plants. The broker had absolutely nothing to do with either getting the phyto certificate in India (where miine were coming in from) or dealing with Indian regulations. The broker simply navigated the issues associated with getting the bulbs in through the US Customs and USDA and then on to me. I honestly think it is as simple as Komoriya can sell plenty of bulbs in Japan and they do not want to deal with the hassle of getting a phyto to ship overseas....this is all that is required. Once you have that and my import permit and appropriate stamp for the box (supplied by me) you can drop them in the mail and forget about them. As a large business I do not think they would have any problems dealing with their plant inspectors if they really wanted to, but if you can sell all you want in Japan why bother with the world market. Hey, they are not tougher than OZ and many people, including myself, have imported from there. Oh well, not to be :o) Dan...See Moredondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
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