A little ‘Ambiance’ this morning from another Amaryllis.   I ordered a few extra Amaryllis bulbs in January and I’ve been potting them up over the last few months so I have weeks and weeks of blooms. I soak the bulb roots in an organic compost tea from Authentic Haven Brand for about 20 minutes before potting them, and then I water lightly over the next few weeks. The end result: multiple flower stems and huge blooms. After the flowers fade, I’ll put them in the ground in an area reserved for Amaryllis. This is a flower bulb that can be enjoyed through early summer, with a little planning ahead. 

A little ‘Ambiance’ this morning from another Amaryllis.  

I ordered a few extra Amaryllis bulbs in January and I’ve been potting them up over the last few months so I have weeks and weeks of blooms. I soak the bulb roots in an organic compost tea from Authentic Haven Brand for about 20 minutes before potting them, and then I water lightly over the next few weeks. The end result: multiple flower stems and huge blooms. After the flowers fade, I’ll put them in the ground in an area reserved for Amaryllis. This is a flower bulb that can be enjoyed through early summer, with a little planning ahead. 

This is another one of my favorite client’s Amaryllis pots, which I refill for her each November. I delivered it to her on December 14th all budded up (left), and here it is again on December 28th. It just doesn’t get any better than this. A big thanks to +Annie Haven, as these bulbs drink nothing but her organic cow manure tea ~ from first soak, to bloom, and beyond. We will plant this in the garden with the others, come spring. (Bear with me, there will be more to come!)  #AmaryllisAddict  

Bathing the Amaryllis.
One of my favorite fall projects is planting up a variety of Christmas and Spring blooming Amaryllis, but before I put them into pots, I soak their roots for a scant 20 minutes in Cow Manure Tea, from Authentic Haven Brand. After soaking the bulbs, I plant them up, and then water each pot with the Cow Manure Tea (that’s what’s brewing in the big red bucket). And that’s it! Now we wait for them to start popping out of their dormancy (with no additional water until after they begin growing, at which point I’ll continue to water with Cow Manure Tea as needed). So keep your eyes open. More to come….