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By gone2seed | I have been curious for some time about the ability of heat to treat and even kill virus. After I received some virused Amaryllis bulbs from suppliers, this seemed to be the ideal subject for a "redneck" experiment
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Name: Nancy Buffalo NY          nap Mar 20, 2011 8:14 PM CST |
| This is a very interesting idea for me, as laboratories have always been my line of work. (though working in a hospital lab, I never actually did any tests on Amaryllis bulbs!) Good work, and thanks for writing! |
 Sharran Mar 20, 2011 10:26 PM CST |
| Great article, JT. I feel like I just had a science lesson that I really understood. Thank you. |
Name: Arlene Marshall Twin Lakes, IA & Orange, CA Zone 4B  TwinLakesChef Mar 20, 2011 10:41 PM CST |
| Wonderful article. I love Amaryllis! Thank-you for sharing. |
Name: Vicki North Carolina          vic Mar 21, 2011 5:33 AM CST |
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Name: Barb Jenkins Hillsborough, NH           quilter5 Mar 21, 2011 5:44 AM CST |
| I totally understood this whole article!!! Thank you. |
Name: Marie Tolleson, Arizona (Zone 9a)       Desertdenial Mar 21, 2011 11:14 AM CST |
| Great article Marie Caramels are only a fad. Chocolate is a permanent thing |
Name: Chris Ripon, Wisconsin        goldfinch4 Mar 22, 2011 6:56 AM CST |
| This is good information to know, and also appreciate the info on making the box too! Cubits Store: The Sempervivum Patch - plants, containers, accessories! Also stop by Timber Treasures and Garden Buddies on Cubits |
Name: Carter Mayer Houston, TX (Zone 9b)     Carter Mar 22, 2011 7:58 AM CST |
| Very cool, JT. It worked on the brugmnsia, too? |
Name: JT Sessions Milton,Fl.   gone2seed Mar 22, 2011 8:30 AM CST |
| Carter,the jury is still out on brugs.I tried two varieties ,one with known virus and one just to see if the cuttings were harmed.None were harmed by 120 degree heat and the one with virus(4 cuttings) appears to be fine now.The problem with the brugs is that I have religiously culled varieties with virus so do not have much to work with.I do have two more varieties I will be trying this week but those are the last two with signs of virus so that will end the brug experiments for now. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b)     valleylynn Mar 22, 2011 10:27 PM CST |
| This really is a very interesting article JT. Wonder if it would work on Tulip bulbs? |
Name: JT Sessions Milton,Fl. gone2seed Mar 23, 2011 7:51 AM CST |
| I don't see why it wouldn't work with tulips.I should have mentioned in the article that you do need to monitor the process closely.Air temp will go up rapidly and you must turn the lights off and on until you slowly coax the temperature up to the desired core temperature.A thermostat would be a nice addition. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) valleylynn Mar 23, 2011 11:00 AM CST |
| My DH is very handy. He made a drying box for his flute making, with a heat lamp and small ceramic heater. He also said a water heater thermostat works great for something that requires that range of heat. For his flutes he uses a regular house thermostat. |
Name: JT Sessions Milton,Fl. gone2seed Mar 23, 2011 7:26 PM CST |
| A water heater thermostat!I never thought of that.I was thinking of an egg incubator thermometer but water heater sounds better. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) valleylynn Mar 23, 2011 8:49 PM CST |
DH said it is also cheaper.  |
Name: barb allison Fate, Texas (Zone 8a)  mamajack Mar 24, 2011 8:44 AM CST |
| got my attention JT. i think you are pretty smart to have thought of even trying this. what do you think would happen to a canna in the "hot box"? |
Name: JT Sessions Milton,Fl. gone2seed Mar 24, 2011 2:56 PM CST |
| mamajack,cannas should be fine.One thing that made me think of this is the fact that my greenhouse has been well over 120 degrees several times and other than some severe wilting nothing was damaged.That was air temp of course.I plant to try this some more.I' certainly not claiming a virus cure but I do believe this has promise.I believe it enough that i will be doing this with all my bulbs each fall. |
Name: Arlan Ten Kley Robertsdale, AL ....always taking a closer look!  atenkley Apr 3, 2011 1:57 PM CST |
| I enjoyed you article JT! I agree, looks like it has promise. - Arlan .....come visit the Yard! - Now featuring 2011 Japanese Morning Glory pictures and data. |
Name: barb allison Fate, Texas (Zone 8a) mamajack Apr 3, 2011 2:18 PM CST |
| JT.......where is the thread where we were talking about gmo's? i dont' want to lose that thread and besides i have a bunch of questions about them. |
Name: JT Sessions Milton,Fl. gone2seed Apr 4, 2011 6:48 AM CST |
| mamajack,gmo's?? Frgive the senior moment but what are we talking about? |
Name: barb allison Fate, Texas (Zone 8a) mamajack Apr 4, 2011 8:34 AM CST |
| JT, my apologies. not your senior moment but mine. the thread i wanted was in larry's cubit. he wrote an article on gmo seeds. and for some reason i thought you wrote the article. sorry. found my thread. |
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