Hi, I was concerned about over-summering some Lachenalia seedlings this past summer, their first summer. I had germinated them a bit late (some didn't germinate till late February) and they were not very big plants at the start of summer. The general advice was to dry them down; most thought they wouldn't make it through a tropical-type summer as we have here in the greater Houston, TX area. A year earlier I had successfully killed a few Lachenalia seedlings when I tried to keep them outdoors all summer-they really resented wetness coupled with warm days and nights. So, I put my seedlings indoors about the beginning of June-I withheld water and just kept them in a bright window-they died down eventually, and I supposed they had made tiny storage bulbs. The pots were small (12 ounce plastic cups) and the soil dried quickly and completely indoors, so I put about a teaspoon of water in the pots every other week. I don't know if this water was helpful-but it was therapeutic for me. Finally, about 6 weeks ago, I put the pots back outside; this was just as an extremely warm October arrived-but with little rain-and no Lachenalia appeared. However, in the past 3 weeks, every single species has started to send up leaves-they were probably just waiting for nights to get a bit cooler. I'm pleased that they survived so well-the advice I got to dry them down for summer was very good advice indeed. They have been planted in a mix that is about 50% humus, 25% coarse sand, and 25% perlite. I don't know if this is what they prefer. For now, they don't need new pots so perhaps I'll leave them in the drinking cups another year. Conroe Joe