Getting through the first summer
GEOPHYTE@sbcglobal.net (Sat, 28 Feb 2004 07:16:48 PST)

I give the winter growers summer shade if they're in
pots, but the best place to put them is probably in
the ground. If that's not practical, maybe you could
plunge the seedling pots into an earthen bed in the
shade?

Just how hot is it where you are? I'm in zone 9 near
Berkeley, so the weather is maritime, and summer
nights cool to under 60 degrees. Even so, winter
growers in pots will suffer losses if given too much
summer sun exposure.

Jamie