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What a year it has been! With this past winter we saw record matching lows, reaching down to -15°F!! If that wasn't enough, this spring we saw 13" of rain in a span of 10 days!!! And, if THAT wasn't enough, this summer we experienced a 6 week drought wit… more »

Sometime in the summer of 2009, I was made aware of a new product coming to market, offered under the label, "FreezePruf™", which was touted to be able to protect, by a difference of over 9°F, plants susceptible to winter damage. As an example, by defini… more »

The year's activities have been intentionally slowed down at Bulbmeister.COM, but, nature, it seems, "decided" to make things go even slower in the months of September and October. The rain seemed never to cease, making it difficult to even mow, much les… more »

:!:A visitor inquired about a good source for learning the basics of plant breeding. Since I could not think of a popular book right off of the top of my head, I did an internet search and found a site sponsored by the University of Illinois that should… more »

This season has been great for Lycoris breeding evaluation. Bloom was especially good this year with all my spring foliage species and hybrids, I have selected over 60 plants for further evaluations and use as breeding stock. All selections are from esta… more »