On 16 Oct 04 at 8:03, Mary Sue Ittner wrote: > Finally does anyone have any good ideas about the best way to water > dormant pots that are completely dry? I find the water goes right > through them, around the sides. Stand them in *shallow* water and let capillary action do all the work. I am of the opinion that some summer-dormant bulbs continue to extract traces of moisture from the soil all summer long and do not tolerate total drying out. Cyclamen is the chief of these, but there are certainly others. Anything with perennial roots should be considered guilty unless proven innocent. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island