Hallo Leo Don't let it dry out completely roots should not dry out sun-baked in summer and feed normal it takes 6/7 years for flowering but in not optimal conditions it can be 10 years Roland bulborum@gmail.com 2010/3/11 Leo A. Martin <leo@possi.org> > I have 5 seedlings from bulb exchange seed. The seeds were strange black > things like shiny hats, very 3-dimensional and not flat like some > amaryllids. They're at least 5 years old and don't grow much. They > tolerate our winters just fine (minimums have been -8C / 15F) I bring the > pot into the house in the summer and keep it dry. I move the pot outside > and keep it moist for the winter. > > Should I be fertilizing them much? I haven't. > > This year the leaves that emerged were smaller than last years', but maybe > that is because I was late getting them out. Each plant makes only one > leaf each year. > > Leo Martin > Phoenix Arizona USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >