Kevin Walters—’Monica Conquest’ - 2000 It began in March 2019 and now two years onwards, the Reference Book Series on growing Clivias for Beginners is closed, with this 11th Edition, a Special Edition called “A Clivia Beginner’s BIBLE”. Statistics kept since the beginning in 2019 and shown in the 10th Edition in a spreadsheet shows that the interest in the written word no longer is a tradition. Society now demands quick responses to any questions they might have rather than investigate and at the same time educate themselves. Looking at the Clivia pictures on Facebook holds more interest than finding answers to their problems. I thank the Clivia Society of South Africa for their endorsement of my Reference Books in particular, the President, Glynn Middlewick. This Society plays a substantial role in continuing the profile of the Clivia Species for the benefit of many people throughout the world. The content of the Clivia Beginner’s Bible is drawn from many avenues around the world. The Bible is supported by the Ten Reference Books currently published via www.FlipBookPDF.net , and the content of the Website https://www.growingclivias.com which includes educational YouTube Videos on the care and management of Clivias. I thank everyone for their support with the Reference Book Series since its inception. Thank you Gary Conquest, Growing Clivias for Beginners, Australia © 2021 Page Article Author 11th EDITION - A Clivias Beginner's BIBLE Clivia Activity Guide for Southern Hemisphere Clivia Society, South Africa Clivia Reference Library Growing Clivias for Beginners Clivia Society Endorsement of Reference Book Series Clivia Society, South Africa Flipbook Links for the Reference Book Series Growing Clivias for Beginners Pests and Mineral Deficiencies in Clivias Clivia Society, South Africa Diseases affecting Clivia Clivia Society, South Africa Pests and Diseases on your Clivia Makhro Home and Garden 19 Clivia Care and Culture Jim Shields, USA 21 Clivia Genus and Comparison Clivia Society, South Africa 28 Clivia Species and Hybrid Identification Growing Clivias for Beginners 35 Clivias, the first 12 months, from seed to seedling Peter Haeusler, Australia 41 CLIVIA, Create your own, Grow your own Tony Barnes, New Zealand 47 Cultivation of Clivia Prof Mark Laing, South Africa 52 Growing Clivia in a Cold Climate Jim Shields, USA 55 Nutrition Christo Lotter 57 Cultivation of Clivia Melbourne Clivia Group, Australia 58 Collecting, Growing and Breeding Clivia John Craigie, Australia 67 Fertilising Clivia Lisa Fox, Clivia Market, Australia 70 Picking Green Berries Bill Morris, Australia 71 Picking unripe Berries Clivia Enthusiasts Group 72 Tips on growing Clivias Home and Garden Magazine 77 The Cultivation of Clivia - The Basics Clivia Society, South Africa 81 Propagating Clivias from Seed Tanya Visser, South Africa 84 Sowing Seed Dragonfly, South Africa 89 Seed Germination Harry Eramus, Australia 91 Pollinating Dragonfly, South Africa 96 Plant Nutrition Jim Shields, USA Page Article Author 11th EDITION - A Clivias Beginner's BIBLE 98 Hints on Growing Clivias Clivia Society, South Africa 122 Hints on Growing Clivias Brian Steven, Australia 123 Insecticide, Fungicide & Fertilising Guide Australia Growing Clivias for Beginners 124 Clivia Ph Level Pierre de Coster, Belgium 125 Clivia Pollination Bill Morris, Australia 127 Clivia Pollen Storage Jim Shields, USA 129 Germinating Clivia Miniata Seeds Anonymous 130 Germinating Clivia Seeds Melbourne Clivia Group, Australia 131 Pollen Storage Greg Anderson, Australia 134 Neem Oil benefits Neem Products Australia 149 Neem Oil General Fact Sheet USA National Pesticide Info Center, USA 152 NPK Definition Anonymous 153 Pollination in Clivia John Manning, South Africa 159 Storage of Seeds, all seed types Anonymous 162 Terminology for describing Clivia plants Hannes Robbertse, South Africa 164 The Role played by the various elements of Nutrition Marc Visser, Belgium 180 Summer care of your Clivias Ken Smith, Australia 181 Clivias can take tough Love Megan Backhouse, SMH 184 Dividing Clivia Clumps Jim Shields USA 185 Growing Clivias - everything you need to know Flowers acress Sydney Blog 198 How to divide a Clivia Anastasia Leon, USA 201 Harvesting and Storage of Pollen the Late Sakkie Nel, South Africa 203 Manipulation of flowering period Clivia miniata Craig Honiball, South Africa 210 Manipulation of flowering in Clivia miniata Prof PJ Robbertse, South Africa 216 Raising Seedlings Lisa Fox, Clivia Market, Melbourne 222 Germinating Seeds Lisa Fox, Clivia Market, Melbourne 225 Photographing Clivia Lisa Fox, Clivia Market, Melbourne Page Article Author 11th EDITION - A Clivias Beginner's BIBLE 228 Clivia in Spring Lisa Fox, Clivia Market, Melbourne 231 Preparing Clivia for exhibition Lisa Fox, Clivia Market, Melbourne 234 Winter care of Clivia Lisa Fox, Clivia Market, Melbourne 237 Why won't my Clivia flower Lisa Fox, Clivia Market, Melbourne 240 Stuck Flowers Lisa Fox, Clivia Market, Melbourne 242 Pest Fact Sheet - Mealy Bug Nursery and Garden Industry 250 Pests and Diseases Frikkie Marais, South Africa The above list of documents are only a small spectrum of information on growing Clivias. The Information contained within this Clivia BEGINNER'S BIBLE was obtained from many sources such as the Clivia Society of South Africa, the Internet, many experts with massice Clivia knowledge who believe as I do that knowledge is power and to use that power to educate and pass on the knowledge in order to grow those beautifil flowers called 'Clivias'. You never stop learning, there is always a better way to do things, that that is why I have added different opinions on Clivia Subjects within this collection of information. There is also available Ten Reference Books on growing Clivias for Beginners. Nearly 2,000 pages of collective information on how and what to do to care for Clivias. These ten Reference Books are available to view from Flipbooks and can be downloaded to your hard drive. The Links to these Reference Books are contained in a website, https://www.growingclivias.com . A YouTube suite of Videos on how to grow and care for all Clivias from seeds, seedlings to mature plants is included. Clivia Education at the click of a button. I do hope and trust that the information within this Clivia Beginner's Bible is helpful to you. Gary Conquest, Growing Clivias for Beginners, Westbrook, Australia - May 2021 Clivia Activity Guide for the Year in the Southern Hemisphere The Clivia Calendar I have enjoyed growing clivias for twenty-five years. The following is a brief description of the cultural practices I employ. This does not mean that there are no other ways of achieving success. Indeed, there are many other ways of growing clivias as no two Clivia cranks will be unanimous on all aspects of growing their favourite plant! The Clivia Calendar (based on Southern Hemisphere growing conditions) ACTIVITY J F M A M J J A S O N D HARVESTING SEED GERMINATING SEED PLANTING SEED PLANTING OUT SEEDLINGS POTTING-ON DIVIDING ANDTRANSPLANTING FEEDING LOOK OUT FOR PESTS Harvesting seed: Seed from the previous spring’s blossoms will ripen from April to July. As soon as the berry becomes soft to gentle pressure (something like ascertaining when a peach is ready for eating) it is ready for picking. This may be while the berry is still completely green. It is not essential to postpone harvesting until the berries turn colour. Remove the skin, the gelatinous pulp and the enveloping membrane from the seed. Dust lightly with a suitable contact fungicide and store in a ventilated container. Planting seed: I generally commence germinating my seed some two weeks after harvesting. Some growers will do so immediately after harvesting, while others will wait for several months until ambient temperatures rise in spring. The seed is placed between moist sheets of paper towel placed in any suitable container. Follow the same procedure as in primary school when germinating beans! Place the container in a warm spot to stimulate germination. If you are really hasty for results, then invest in a heated germinator specially designed for this purpose. As soon as the seed begins to germinate, transfer it to the seedbeds. Here I use containers at least 15 – 20 cm deep. The containers are filled with 1:1 mixture of polystyrene pellets (2 – 5 mm diameter) and sifted compost. Compact the substrate slightly, then place the germinating seed on the surface. Cover the seed with about 1 cm of the same mix with a thin layer of coarse sand on top. The sand will prevent the fine mix from being washed out of the container when watering with a hose. If the compost is properly prepared and heats up well during decomposition, most weed seeds and pathogenic fungi will be destroyed. Under these circumstances it is not necessary to fumigate the compost prior to it being used in seedbeds. If, however, you experience damping-off of the young plantlets, then resort to either fumigation or heat-sterilisation of the compost, or use specially prepared commercial substrates for the purpose. Do not delay transfer of the germinating seed to the seedbed too long, or you will damage the growing radicle (rootlet) or the root hairs which cling to the paper towel. Keep the seedbeds in a shady place. Keep moist but not wet or soggy. Planting out seedlings: When the first leaf of the seedlings reaches a length of five to ten cm, transfer the seedlings to individual 15 cm plant pots. I prefer the tapered to the cylindrical design as it is easier to remove the young plant and soil from the pot when potting-on into larger containers. The potting mix should approximate the medium in which clivias thrive in their natural habitat i.e.. the leaf litter found on the forest floor. My mix consists primarily of garden compost to which some milled pine bark has been added.