Bulb Pests

[Maggi Young]

Tony, I cannot tell you how much I look forward to meeting Mrs W.     she sounds.... well... plumtious !!

Ian and I are extremely fortunate, we are two of the three people in Aberdeen still with an NHS dentist... that chap is worth his weight in National Insurance contributions, as far as we are concerned..... he is really good, trained in Dundee (a dental school where a lot of the best Dentists come from) and hails from Newcastle. Not that we have any intention of ever letting him leave Aberdeen.  Nice looking lad, too 

[Gerdk]

Maggi,
This is really a sad story - but it seems concerning health care Germany is on the same track.

Tony,
Dreaming of good looking women with gaps between the teeth? Incredible! 

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

In Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" the "Wyffe of Bath" had a gap between her front teeth and this was considered very attractive and sexy........that was a gap, of course, not a chasm 

[Hans J]

  interesting discussion for a dental technican

[Maggi Young]

interesting discussion for a dental technican

Who is that?

[Hans J]

  here 

[Maggi Young]

So! It is you?   

That work is every bit as important as the dentist.........and there is a shortage here also!

[Hans J]

Do you not remember ?

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=300.msg6939#msg6939

[Gerdk]

Maggi,
Oh, my underdeveloped English!
I mean Tony with the teethproblems, not women of course.

Hans,
Go to England as a freelance dental allround man and you'll become rich - language will not be the problem - without teeth even the English will not be able to pronounce the tricky 'th', which is so difficult for us. 
Gerd

[Hans J]

Gerd ,

wonderful idea

....and I could swap teeths against snowdrops and other interesting plants

[Maggi Young]

Hans, no, I had forgotten that! I forget many things... mostly the names of my plants!

Hans,
Go to England as a freelance dental allround man and you'll become rich - language will not be the problem - without teeth even the English will not be able to pronounce the tricky 'th', which is so difficult for us.  
Gerd

Gerd, a clever plan, but then Hans would spend the money to move to the land of the blue amaryllis, I think... and we would miss him.

I mean Tony with the teethproblems, not women of course.

 OOPS!

[Paul T]

Ah..... Blue Amaryllis..... the good old Worsleya. My friend Lyn only 20 mins from here has one of those at flowering size...... but it is being recalcitrant at this stage.  I was given a small plant in trade a few weeks ago, so one day I'll hopefully flower it.  Just love the pics.

Sorry.... mind wandered from pests there.  Hopefully no pests ever associated with Blue Amaryllis around here. 

[Hans J]

Maggi - no fear -I will not go to Brazil for Worsleya !

I have decided before some time not to cultivate this plants ( some is for Paramongaia and some other )
- I have not the rigth conditions to grow this plants ( special in winter time )

[Paul T]

Hans,

I really shouldn't be either, but even out of flower I just adore the look of the plant.  The falcate leaves are just beautifully, the way they hang down.  My front doorstep is frost free (just), and should be protected enough.  Lyn's plant is on a second floor landing and absolutely thrives.  Hopefully I can do mine justice as well.  Mine is an offset, so although small shouldn't take as long to flower as it would a similar sized plant from seed.  I am so stoked (that means approximately "rather pleased" in this context, for those who don't know the word) to have one.  Hope I can do it justice.

[Hans J]

Paul ,

Yes -the problem is in winter - my greenhouse is to full and also to cool for this plants .
I try to collect more smaller plants with blue flowers like Griffinia 

Here in germany is it more or less not possibly to buy plants of Worsleya -the only way is sowing .....and with my growing conditions .....I should have a conservatory !