Sorry for the Dutch language! I told Aad he should go for option 3. Works best for me. Kind regards, Hans Huizing Hans Huizing schreef op 19-1-2014 17:40: > Dag Aad, > > Nu oppotten, 1 keer een beetje water geven en wachten tot er groei > zichtbaar is. > Dan meer water geven. > > Dus jouw optie 3. > > M.V.G. > > Hans > > > > Aad van Beek schreef op 19-1-2014 16:05: >> I bought several gladiolus and geissorhiza species from South-Africa. They were sowed in march 2013 and harvested in november 2013, according to the seller. What can I do best. >> 1. Store the bulbs dry till april or august depending on summer or winter growing species. >> 2. pot the bulbs now and keep the soil dry till new growth starts >> 3. Pot the bulbs now and water them ones till new growth starts >> 4. Pot the bulbs now and keep the soil a bit moist till new growth starts. >> With most southern hemisphere bulbs I usually follow option 3 to convert them to northern hemisphere conditions. >> >> Aad, >> Holland >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > > > > *H. J. Huizing* > > Wapendrager 38 > > 7943 RP Meppel > > Holland // > Tel: (0031) 0522-440717 > hanshuizing@home.nl > > http://www.dehuizings.nl/ > > http://www.hanshuizing.nl/ > > *Loving plants is not a virus. It's a highly evolved state of being.* > > Get a signature like this. > <http://s.wisestamp.com/links/…> > Click here. > <http://s.wisestamp.com/links/…> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > *H. J. Huizing* Wapendrager 38 7943 RP Meppel Holland // Tel: (0031) 0522-440717 hanshuizing@home.nl http://www.dehuizings.nl/ http://www.hanshuizing.nl/ *Loving plants is not a virus. It's a highly evolved state of being.* Get a signature like this. <http://s.wisestamp.com/links/…> Click here. <http://s.wisestamp.com/links/…>