Giving them a rest
Oxalis with bulbs, rhizomes and tubers should have a dormant period as a lack of dormancy can cause stress resulting in bulb and flower failure.
How long a dormancy should they have?
Well what can I say, it depends on warious factors
* How small the bulbs are
* If they start sprouting by them self
* Summer or Winther growing species
* Were they are placed during dormancy, if it is to warm they can have difficulty surving for months
Summer growers should have a dormant period in the winter, whereas winter growers should have it in the summer. Very obvious isn’t it, but oxalis will often let you know when it is ready to go dormant. This is when it looks real sorry for it self,
no matter what you do.
If you have many summer and winter growers, the best thing would be to plan the following growing period. Then these periods can overlap to suit your environment, but remember it all depends on the oxalis, and if it is ready to go dormant.
To start the dormant period, make sure that your oxalis looks poorly, or is way out of it´s growing period. The only thing you have to do is water less and stop completely after a few weeks.
If the bulbs are immature or their natural size is small, the dormant period should only be one or one and a half months.
I have experienced that bulbs and in particularly rhizomes can dry up completely if they are dormant too long.
Therefore another solution is, once in a while, to give the dormant bulbs a bit of water. Not too much, just sufficient for them not to break dormancy and at the same time preventing the bulbs from dying out.
Yes I know, this is not an exact answer, but remember that oxalis have a life of their own, and growing them away from their natural surrounding....makes it a bit more delicate.
Still not happy with this answer? Well, try giving them a little water every 2-3 weeks, all depending how cool or hot they are placed during their dormant period.
But are you really hocked, try to investigate how your oxalis natural habitat is. Thanks heavens for the internet!
Storing Your Bulbs
Some collectors remove the bulbs from the pots and store them in
paper bags or small nets.
While others, myself included, let the bulbs stay in the pots,
but they should always be stored in a cool dry place.
Oxalis Triangularis species should never be stored without soild.
They go soft within a few day, and finely just dry up.
Well that is about it, as you can se growing oxalis is mostly all about trial and error, giving you lots of brain exercise.
Have great fun growing these magnificent plants.
Oxalis with bulbs, rhizomes and tubers should have a dormant period as a lack of dormancy can cause stress resulting in bulb and flower failure.
How long a dormancy should they have?
Well what can I say, it depends on warious factors
* How small the bulbs are
* If they start sprouting by them self
* Summer or Winther growing species
* Were they are placed during dormancy, if it is to warm they can have difficulty surving for months
Summer growers should have a dormant period in the winter, whereas winter growers should have it in the summer. Very obvious isn’t it, but oxalis will often let you know when it is ready to go dormant. This is when it looks real sorry for it self,
no matter what you do.
If you have many summer and winter growers, the best thing would be to plan the following growing period. Then these periods can overlap to suit your environment, but remember it all depends on the oxalis, and if it is ready to go dormant.
To start the dormant period, make sure that your oxalis looks poorly, or is way out of it´s growing period. The only thing you have to do is water less and stop completely after a few weeks.
If the bulbs are immature or their natural size is small, the dormant period should only be one or one and a half months.
I have experienced that bulbs and in particularly rhizomes can dry up completely if they are dormant too long.
Therefore another solution is, once in a while, to give the dormant bulbs a bit of water. Not too much, just sufficient for them not to break dormancy and at the same time preventing the bulbs from dying out.
Yes I know, this is not an exact answer, but remember that oxalis have a life of their own, and growing them away from their natural surrounding....makes it a bit more delicate.
Still not happy with this answer? Well, try giving them a little water every 2-3 weeks, all depending how cool or hot they are placed during their dormant period.
But are you really hocked, try to investigate how your oxalis natural habitat is. Thanks heavens for the internet!
Storing Your Bulbs
Some collectors remove the bulbs from the pots and store them in
paper bags or small nets.
While others, myself included, let the bulbs stay in the pots,
but they should always be stored in a cool dry place.
Oxalis Triangularis species should never be stored without soild.
They go soft within a few day, and finely just dry up.
Well that is about it, as you can se growing oxalis is mostly all about trial and error, giving you lots of brain exercise.
Have great fun growing these magnificent plants.
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Am si eu un Oxalis Triangularis Atropurpurea care infloreste uneori de-ti ia ochii. Mi l-am dorit foarte mult si cand l-am obtinut, am fost cea mai fericita. Dar ce vad aici...... e de vis. Acum ce sa facem? 