Hi Marguerite ---- I would STRONGLY recommend you pot up the Calochortus bulbs, as gophers are quite fond of them. We never tried to grow them in the ground, as the soil on our property was a wonderful sandy loam - and the gophers had a field day tunneling all over. When it rained, we were always (wryly) amused by the little "waterspouts" that appeared all over, from the rain water rushing through and coming out of their tunnels ! Jim used wooden or plastic flats (with holes in the bottom) or large azalea pots, at least 6 inches deep and ideally 8 inches. You don't have to worry about planting the bulbs "at the right depth"; each bulb has its own little corkscrew-shaped specialized rootlet that will pull it down to its preferred depth. Just layer the bottom of the pot (a little gravel or lava rock works well, then a well-draining soil mix) and settle the bulblet / bulbs in with at least an inch of mix on top of them. If it gets very hot where you are, you can dress the top with a little white gravel to help the bulbs stay cool. NOW is the ideal time for moving them, before they begin their next year's growth. Potting them will also make it easier to control their conditions, of course. Let me know if you have other questions. And, by the way, I am always pleased to hear from people who like the Brodiaeas - so many people seem to think of them as "weeds." I got into an interesting correspondence this past winter with a botanist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has been studying the Brodiaeas and their relatives, doing DNA analysis to reconstruct their phylogenetic relationships. Some of his results were rather surprising to me. Best wishes --------------- Georgie