Lachenalia in storage in the house for the summer have started to grow; they are in pots of bone-dry medium, but both roots and sprouts are appearing. This year I'm going to keep them outside in the protected cold frame as long as possible - maybe right up to the turn of the year or a bit later. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 where we're finally getting rain. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/