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mark smyth

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Ranunculus asiaticus doubles
« on: January 11, 2017, 07:12:52 PM »
Yet again I bought some Ranunculus asiaticus tubers. I treat them bad and if they flower that's good. I think it's about time I treated them better.

Do you grow them?
When do they naturally come in to growth?
What potting mix?
Can I simply plant them in the sand between pots in the green house?
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Re: Ranunculus asiaticus doubles
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2017, 11:20:40 AM »
I've tried a couple of times without much success.  When I was at work I grew some from seed.  I kept them going for a few years.  They were grown in our own proper John Innes compost.  I used to repot them about November.  Don't remember when they started to flower.  The greenhouse temperature din't drop much below 10C.  The main problems were aphids and whitefly.  I have a single flowered wild form from seed which is in leaf now in a frost free greenhouse.
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