Almost everywhere: Inspect frost-tender bulbs, corms and tubers you have stored inside. Throw out soft ones, except for dahlias which can be rescued by cutting out the rotten bit and dusting with sulphur. Store separately from the others. Buy amaryllis (Hippeastrum) and store in a cool dark place. Then pot at 2 week intervals for bloom until mid-February. Start bringing out pots of hyacinths, narcissus and other spring bulbs that are to be forced into the light. (They need to be in a cool dark place for 10 or 11 weeks.) -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil