I've gradually moved my bulbs from Bill Dijk's seed distribution (in late 1997 or Jan 1998) up into 8 inch clay azalea (3/4 height) pots. One or two are in 10-inch clay azalea pots. They are in the cool greenhouse in winter, bone-dry. They sit out in full sun in summer, and spontaneously yellow off their leaves in late summer whether watered or not. I have had the same situation Russell describes: they are hard to get started again in spring, and they have not bloomed yet. I have them growing on the surface of a gritty mix. I'll have to try a little moisture occasionally next winter. The bulbs themselves are still very small compared to those I saw at Kirstenbosch a few years ago. I suspect that their pots are still too small, and I'll move a couple from their 8-inch azalea pots into 2.5 gallon standard plastic pots. Jim Shields At 07:44 AM 3/28/03 -0800, you wrote: >Russell Stafford, Odyssey BulbsDoug Westfall odysseybulbs@earthlink.net1111 >Claiborne Dr. Long Beach, CA > I've resolved > > to give them a spritz or two of water next winter to see whether that > > regime makes them happier. > > > > Russell, > >A LITTLE water in the winter should be a benefit. Here in So. CA., they sit >out in the rain, limited though it may be. Your winters may be a little >colder, but that may not be a factor. Don't let them get "soggy" wet. > >Doug > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. +1-317-896-3925 Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP