I thought the Amaryllis was done, but I was wrong. This is the healthiest Amaryllis I think I have ever planted.
The paperwhites were very robust this year also, but they were clearly done. We cut back the foliage and removed those from the soil. I have tried several different ways to save paperwhites to plant again the following year. Nothing ever seems to work. This year I have decided to store them in a mesh bag which I will hang in one of the closets. Good air circulation will prevent the bulb from rotting and I will plant them again next year and see what happens. You can go online and find all kinds of blogs and gardening websites that give advice on how to "over-winter" paperwhites. Some of the recommendations are quite involved and quite honestly, I would never go to all the trouble to even begin to follow all the steps included. So we are going to try a simpler route and see what happens.
The paperwhites were very robust this year also, but they were clearly done. We cut back the foliage and removed those from the soil. I have tried several different ways to save paperwhites to plant again the following year. Nothing ever seems to work. This year I have decided to store them in a mesh bag which I will hang in one of the closets. Good air circulation will prevent the bulb from rotting and I will plant them again next year and see what happens. You can go online and find all kinds of blogs and gardening websites that give advice on how to "over-winter" paperwhites. Some of the recommendations are quite involved and quite honestly, I would never go to all the trouble to even begin to follow all the steps included. So we are going to try a simpler route and see what happens.
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