Lachenalias are as easy as weeds from seed for the most part. L. pusilla is in fact a weed in the greenhouse if you don't watch it like a hawk. Where they suffer in my climate, Indiana, is not getting enough sunlight in winter. I grow them in very gritty mix. Get some seeds, plant them (it should not be too late) and have fun. They need cold temperatures AND bright sunlight in their winter growing season. They tolerate light, brief frosts inside the cool greenhouse. They seem to tolerate as much water and fertilizer as I feel like giving them in winter, but I have my own careful methods for that. Jim Shields At 07:16 PM 12/29/2009 -0500, you wrote: > > >Happy Holidays to all.( > Someone on today's list mentioned lachenalias from seed. I have tended to >avoid them because I think they might need smoke and the cycling of >temperatures you get when northern winter is segueing into spring. At >least that >is the last time I was successful in germinating them. Now I am in zone ten >Florida when I might get a week of forties . Just wanted to find out what >others are doing to insure germination. > Cherry G ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA