Ryan, don't touch those seedlings! If they are growing too thickly, remove some carefully, as being crowded is likely to cause them to damp off. Grow them on, don't let them dry out until the leaves start to wither. Then you can move them as a bunch to a larger pot. If your compost is brownish, you might not be able to identify the first-year bulbs, which can look almost like a bit of fiber. You should be able to identify the bulbs after a second season of growth. Specialists don't like the idea of growing Calochortus in pots at all, but I keep mine in plunged terracotta pots while they are young, and then move the larger species to direct planting in a sandy medium. Because I live in a winter-wet climate, mine are under cover, but not given any winter heat. I've grown them since around 1990, always from seed; they typically flower the fourth year from germination. C. amabilis is a very adaptable species, desirable because it's relatively short, quite showy, and cold-hardy to at least 20 F. Also, it is native to a region with more winter wet than some other species. Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA On 3/8/2023 12:16 PM, Ryan D via pbs wrote: > Hello bulb lovers...I have several pots of Calochortus amabilis seedlings > that germinated about 6 weeks ago and I'm wondering if I should pot them up > into individual pots soon, or wait until they go dormant, or maybe there > is another trick... > > Anybody have success growing these from seed? Assuming it will take > several years to get to blooming size...ryd > _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…