Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com On Saturday, October 27, 2018, kenttoto@gmail.com <kenttoto@gmail.com> wrote: Mike. I'm much further south and I still have A ghost pepper plant with ripening fruit on it. Couple of espaliered fruit trees have flowered in the last month. I usually have all the cold tender bulbs safely tucked away for winter rest by this time. Like summer growing Eucomis and alocasias. They're all still green and growing. I would not encourage the rain lilies to continue to grow. At some point winter will arrive. ArnoldNorthern NJ Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com On Saturday, October 27, 2018, Michael Kent <kenttoto@gmail.com> wrote: This morning, I checked on my collection of rain lilies that are stashed, for the winter, in the basement. I was intending to trim off dead foliage, etc., but instead found that nearly all of them (about 20 different species) are still growing. Quite a few are even sending up new leaves. They've been in a dark area (in their pots) without any water for a month. I'm not sure if the failure to enter dormancy is due to the warm, humid weather we experienced right up until they were transferred inside (frost was expected), or fertilizing at the end of August (about two weeks later than usual). Our temperatures were mostly in the 80's daytime, and mid-60's overnight until they were brought in - no consistent colder temperatures. However, the basement averages low/mid-50's for most of the year (except summer). Is there a way I can force the rain lilies to enter dormancy? Or, since they're currently using up stored energy in producing new leaves, would I be better off keeping them going under grow-lights all winter? I do have an area set up with grow lights, and could juggle plants around a bit to fit in the rain lilies. Thanks in advance for any input on the issue. Mike Finger Lakes Zone 6a - where it's currently gray and drizzly at 36 degrees, but I'm staying warm with the help of this year's bumper crop of hot peppers (which really liked the 80's and humid weather) _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…