Chipping/Twin-scaling type question

[Brian Ellis]

68 x 8 =544
68 x 16 = 1088

[loes]

never thought of having so many chips

You could sell them to Lay's 

[mark smyth]

68 x 8 =544
68 x 16 = 1088

  when will I have the time - post op maybe when I'm not allowed to drive for 6 to 8 weeks

Who are Lays?

[mark smyth]

I could sell them on Ebay LOL

[loes]

when will I have the time - post op maybe when I'm not allowed to drive for 6 to 8 weeks

Who are Lays?

A brand of potato crisps,in Holland we call them chips 

[Chris Johnson]

A brand of potato crisps,in Holland we call them chips 

 

[mark smyth]

Tayto crisps here - the best cheese and onion ever. Anytime we visit family out of Ireland we have to take tayto crisps, soda bread and potato bread

[loes]

Cheese and onion is my favourit!

[mark smyth]

Do you want to try a bag of Tayto cheese and onion?

[loes]

Swapping crisps? 

I'd rather swap snowdrops

[mark smyth]

When do you start chipping/twinning? When leaves are yellow or when completely dormant?

Does everyone follow the same recipe by using vermiculite 10 parts to 1 of water?

Plastic bags or Chinese takeaway boxes? Where do you buy your boxes?

[Hitu]

I have few questions of chipping.
What is the right season for that?
What is the best or recommended fungicide?
Are there other sorts you can add by chipping besides snowdrops and narcissus?

[Chris Johnson]

When do you start chipping/twinning? When leaves are yellow or when completely dormant?

Does everyone follow the same recipe by using vermiculite 10 parts to 1 of water?

Plastic bags or Chinese takeaway boxes? Where do you buy your boxes?

Ron Leeds has a section on scaling and chipping in his book 'Bulbs in Containers'. His ratio is 250 ml of vermiculite 20 ml of deionized water (12.5 to 1). He also uses a fungicide.

[RichardW]

When do you start chipping/twinning? When leaves are yellow or when completely dormant?

Does everyone follow the same recipe by using vermiculite 10 parts to 1 of water?

Plastic bags or Chinese takeaway boxes? Where do you buy your boxes?

I chip mid/late June once the bulbs are completely dormant with no leaves.

Yes 10:1, I follow the method I was shown by David Quinton many years ago, think that came via Brain Ellis but not sure who it originates from. I make up a large batch then keep it covered while chopping up.

I use small stackable boxes, Lakeland 0.5 litre but takeaway boxes are just as good and a lot cheaper, not keen on bags.

Bayer Systhane Fungicide Fighter works fine for me, is available from many garden centers or Amazon. Gardener at Angelsey Abbey said they use no chemicals but I've not tried it yet and probably won't 

[Brian Ellis]

Any commercially available fungicide for things like tomatoes seems to be fine.  The method I gave David Q originated with Richard Hobbs who gave us a practical demonstration.