Jennifer Hildebrand a *crit > part of the reason to water later in the season was to > avoid bulb rot, as it is still quite warm in my area > (Riverside, CA - southern). Jennifer, When the bulbs are dormants high temperatures and moisture can cause rotting. By the end of the summer dormancy is broken (by low night temperatures?) and moisture leads to intense rootactivity with no risk of rotting with most Cape species. Regards -- Lauw de Jager BULB'ARGENCE