Scoring And Scooping

Question 1

Scoring and scooping.

Basics

Answer 1

Propagation from wounding of a mature bulb.

Bulb consists of a short stem, modified leaves and the growing point.
By removing basal plate completely (which is basal plate) the bulb is able to generate bulblets from the cut leaf bases.

Question 2

Types of bulbs suitable for scoring and scooping

Answer 2

Hyacinthus - large number of bulblets are produced, many more than would come about by natural sequence of division.

Question 3

Scoring and scooping.

Method

Answer 3

Large bulbs are selected in early summer.
Basal plate is scooped out or cut across the base deeply into through the growing point.
Dipped in fungicide and sulphur to combat decay.
Bulbs placed in dry sand, cut side down, to form callus.

After 2 to 3 months in a dry atmosphere at circa 21 c plant bulb upside down.
Harvest bulblets in late spring and replant directly in nursery bed.