Rand, I have mature Ferraria crispa blooming each winter in a 6 inch clay pot. I've had other seedlings of F. crispa in a 6--in clay pot for years with no sign of bloom or increase in size. So, I suspect that a large, deep pot is a good idea in the long run. Your main job right now is to get them through the winter and next summer. You might try drying them off in late winter and starting them again in mid-summer next year, to ease them over to a different cycle. Jim Shields At 11:49 AM 10/4/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Heh. I can sure pick 'em. Thanks Mary Sue and Jim. > >Rand (rooting bemusedly for one big pot, unoccupied) > > >>Dear Rand, >> >>Ferrarias have the reputation for pulling themselves down very deeply so >>I'd also recommend a large pot. I'll look through my archives and see if >>there is anything I can find from the past and will send it to you privately. >> >>Mary Sue >> >>_______________________________________________ >>pbs mailing list >>pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >_______________________________________________ >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. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP