On 25 Jul 05 at 20:22, Alberto Castillo wrote: > ...My current research for two years has been on using > the largest possible containers. Many of you know about this > as I have been mentioning the amazing results to most bulb > friends. Lots of room to the roots make all the difference. > But, since most of us can not grow our plants in the open > ground, big pots is the best B option, AMARYLLIDS in > particular. But, big pots even with perfect drainage holes > take long to dry off. Of course this is a blessing in hto > weather. Just this morning I was repotting my tecophilaeas, and haved moved them all from 2.5 liter pots to 8 liter ones, roughly 250mm high and diameter. I am looking forward to seeing how they do with more root room. But they'll still get overhead protection from our winter rains. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island