Thanks for making this video. I have 2 pots of Amaryllis that I overwinter in the garage. One is a single bulb that has been in the pot for over 2 years and has never multiplied. The other is a very large pot that started out 13-14 years ago with 3 bulbs and is now full. They still bloom well but I really need to tackle separating them this year.
Thank you for motivating me to repot mine... I just got it a month ago so it is a terrible idea, but once I saw how many babies yours had in just 3 years, I'm like Omg I need a bigger pot 😅🤣
Hi, Thank you for your video. I’ve always read that potted amaryllis should be planted with no more than an inch of space between the bulb and the edge of the pot. I noticed your mama is in a wide pot (wide opening). 1)Why have you chosen to use a more spacious pot for mama? Is it allow room for future babies or is that something you’ve always done with all of your amaryllis? I’m very excited to have two robust amaryllis mamas with multiple babies but the babies are still quite small. My mamas were potted up last spring in the traditional manner-one inch space all around. I’ve read that you should wait until the babies are 1/3 the size of the mama before removing them. If that’s the case, mine would outgrow the current pot before they reach that size. 2) Should I repot mamas and babies together into a larger pot this coming fall? Or just wait until they’re crowded in the current pot? NE Ohio zone 6a, heated greenhouse under LED grow lights. Vigorous/healthy growth. Thank you! Janis
Hi Janis YEs typically you do want to put them in pretty tight pots so that they pot can help stabilize the bulb so that when they bloom its harder to fall over. My momma bulb started its life out in a pot that was tight but it outgrew that pot so I transplanted it into this larger pot which is why the current pot is larger than would be typically used but it has such a large root ball at that time I was able to do it. I would give the babies time to get some size before I separate them. I think I left mine attached to the mom for almost a year. That way when I did separate them they had enough size on them that I felt comfortable putting them into their own pots. Hopefully that info will help. Thanks for watching my videos!
Yes, I’ll do as you advise-leave momma and babies as is until the babies get some size on them. Thank you again! Your videos are always entertaining and informative. @@HorticultureGeek
I would Carefully dig up the bulbs and then separate them. In my zone I would pot up the bulbs and store in a cool place over the winter and then replant in the spring. If you live in a warm zone you could probably just replant them in the fall but I’m not 100% sure on that. 😁 good luck.
I have one 20 inch pot of amaryllis in my garden (zone 10b) and now I have many babies in the pot, some are just barely in the soil. I think I have to take them out and replant them. But some of them having their flower stocks right now. Do you think I should wait until the are done blooming?
Do you keep them outside ? I’m in zone 9 mine are in a pot and looking somewhat like that , and if you do , don’t they need some darkness to bloom again
I keep them outside in the summer and put them in my potting shed during he winter. I don’t worry about the darkness criteria because I don’t have space to do that and they still bloom for me.
Thanks for watching and commenting. In this particular situation the pot is a porous clay planter and the fibrous roots of the plants had attached to the sides of the planter. The shovel was simply used to detach the roots from the planter so that the root ball could be pulled out. It was not able to just slide out of the pot.
Wow, Momma must have been very happy to have had so many babies!!
Thanks for making this video. I have 2 pots of Amaryllis that I overwinter in the garage. One is a single bulb that has been in the pot for over 2 years and has never multiplied. The other is a very large pot that started out 13-14 years ago with 3 bulbs and is now full. They still bloom well but I really need to tackle separating them this year.
Im just getting into amaryllis. Thank you for all your information! I love when mama plants put off babies!
You are so welcome!
You are always teaching us something. Thanks, Ray.
enjoyed the video and loved the music! would love to see a follow up on how the amaryllis babies did.
This is an interesting experiment, Ray. Glad you have nothing to lose. Hope all goes well.
Your Amaryllis are incredibly beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for motivating me to repot mine... I just got it a month ago so it is a terrible idea, but once I saw how many babies yours had in just 3 years, I'm like Omg I need a bigger pot 😅🤣
Cool.
How is your mama bulb doing? She really multiplied! 😊
She is doing wonderful.
I bet they will make it, get back to us later with an update.
Awesome
Hi,
Thank you for your video.
I’ve always read that potted amaryllis should be planted with no more than an inch of space between the bulb and the edge of the pot. I noticed your mama is in a wide pot (wide opening).
1)Why have you chosen to use a more spacious pot for mama? Is it allow room for future babies or is that something you’ve always done with all of your amaryllis?
I’m very excited to have two robust amaryllis mamas with multiple babies but the babies are still quite small. My mamas were potted up last spring in the traditional manner-one inch space all around. I’ve read that you should wait until the babies are 1/3 the size of the mama before removing them. If that’s the case, mine would outgrow the current pot before they reach that size.
2) Should I repot mamas and babies together into a larger pot this coming fall? Or just wait until they’re crowded in the current pot?
NE Ohio zone 6a, heated greenhouse under LED grow lights. Vigorous/healthy growth.
Thank you!
Janis
Hi Janis
YEs typically you do want to put them in pretty tight pots so that they pot can help stabilize the bulb so that when they bloom its harder to fall over. My momma bulb started its life out in a pot that was tight but it outgrew that pot so I transplanted it into this larger pot which is why the current pot is larger than would be typically used but it has such a large root ball at that time I was able to do it.
I would give the babies time to get some size before I separate them. I think I left mine attached to the mom for almost a year. That way when I did separate them they had enough size on them that I felt comfortable putting them into their own pots.
Hopefully that info will help. Thanks for watching my videos!
Yes, I’ll do as you advise-leave momma and babies as is until the babies get some size on them. Thank you again! Your videos are always entertaining and informative. @@HorticultureGeek
I was wondering how to take off the babies! Mine are in the ground. Any suggestions on how to take out the babies in the fall?
I would Carefully dig up the bulbs and then separate them. In my zone I would pot up the bulbs and store in a cool place over the winter and then replant in the spring. If you live in a warm zone you could probably just replant them in the fall but I’m not 100% sure on that. 😁 good luck.
@@HorticultureGeek i live in 7b and it has survived outside for 2 years but I could see a hard winter being tough on it.
I have one 20 inch pot of amaryllis in my garden (zone 10b) and now I have many babies in the pot, some are just barely in the soil. I think I have to take them out and replant them. But some of them having their flower stocks right now. Do you think I should wait until the are done blooming?
No. I think now is a great time to divide them so that the bulbs will have space to grow and thrive this season. Good luck.
Do you keep them outside ? I’m in zone 9 mine are in a pot and looking somewhat like that , and if you do , don’t they need some darkness to bloom again
I keep them outside in the summer and put them in my potting shed during he winter. I don’t worry about the darkness criteria because I don’t have space to do that and they still bloom for me.
@@HorticultureGeek I just went out to water and I have a bloom coming up so exciting
@@HorticultureGeek They still bloom for you because they still got dormant because of the frost of winter
Please get to the topic more quickly.
Sorry. I’m long winded sometimes. Luckily CZcams videos can be fast forwarded. 😂🤣
To transplant, it would have been easier to turn the pot over and tap it out, no need to use a shovel
Thanks for watching and commenting. In this particular situation the pot is a porous clay planter and the fibrous roots of the plants had attached to the sides of the planter. The shovel was simply used to detach the roots from the planter so that the root ball could be pulled out. It was not able to just slide out of the pot.