I have upside down terra cotta pots where snails are bad, which they love, so can dispose of them that way. Also use Quash, a NZ snail and slug killer which has iron as it's base so doesn't harm birds etc. The Lachenalias survive just fine, and have now finished here. Ina Auckland New Zealand So: does anyone grow Lachenalia outdoors in Mediterranean climates plagued with gastropods? How do you do it? Best, Max Withers Oakland CA Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:37:21 -0500 From: Justin Smith <oothal@hotmail.com> Subject: [pbs] uncanny smarts from a very dumb bulb ... Today the north wind was blowing in a nice cool breeze. So I started potting up some bulbs that had outgrown their pot last winter. I had them tucked away in my house for the constant temp and humidity free climate. Lachenalia uridiflora, their name tag showed. When I looked inside the paper bag I noticed that they had already started to sprout. If they had a voice I think they would say that I was too slow at getting them into some soil. ... Justin Woodville, TX 8b/9a __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4524 (20091019) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com/