Like Jane I once had some free range beds and they were nice for a year or two and then there were mostly a lot of some things with other things gone. My solution was to replant and this time plant in plastic pots placed in plastic pots of the same size with gravel/sand around the pots. Then I can lift up a single pot or two that needs repotting or to share. This was freeing as if I don't get around to repotting usually something still flowers. And the pots don't need as much water and the soil temperature is better than the pots exposed to sun. And I planted two or three different things in each pot (with different storage organs so I could tell them apart). I could still have thems which have done really well without getting out of hand. I even have Cyclamen in these pots that I haven't repotted in a long time, especially since they often start flowering before I get around to it. My biggest problem has been that I live in the redwoods and the roots travel to better soil and moisture. Before I realized I needed to check every year they had created nests (sometimes taking up to 1/2 of the pot) with bulbs resting on the top with no soil underneath. And if I repotted with better soil, that pot would be targeted. Redwoods are very smart. So every year I have to pull the pots out to check for roots and put them back. But that shouldn't be a problem for John. Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…