Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site decwrl.DEC.COM Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-guido!aitel From: aitel@guido.DEC Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: bulb info and container gardens Message-ID: <315@decwrl.DEC.COM> Date: Wed, 8-Jan-86 09:47:51 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.315 Posted: Wed Jan 8 09:47:51 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Jan-86 06:08:31 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.DEC.COM Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 16 Re: bulb knowledge: I've enjoyed the HP book on bulbs. The title is something like "Bulbs: how to select, grow, and enjoy". In fact, I like their whole series of books on gardening. They put in a lot of photos and drawings, which makes the books fun to read. Most of their books on a specific plant type are titled ", how to select, grow and enjoy." Seed/bulb catalogs and the bulb company's 800 number are another good source of information. Re: container gardening: Make sure you don't just use chemical fertilizers which have only the 3 main nutrients (N-P-K). Plants also need a source of the micro-nutrients - things like calcium and magnesium - and some organic material to hold water in the soil. Check out a book on intensive gardening or organic gardening for a table of common materials and the micro-nutrients they provide. Some, like egg shells for calcium, you may already have on hand.