Ron, You can stop watering now and the rest of the seedlings should go dormant. That will give them a short rest before watering/rains start in fall (I usually start watering again in October). Some growers will keep water first year seedlings through to their second season but I have always given a short break. -|<ipp ________________________________ From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> on behalf of Ron Martinolich via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 10:01 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society List <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Ron Martinolich <ron@tazoo.org> Subject: [pbs] When geophytes go dormant Hi All, When geophytes go dormant, is there any advantage to leaving the leaves on the bulb until they dry out? I ask this as I don't know if they draw anything significant back from the leaves into the storage organ as they dry. Last fall, I was fortunate to receive Brunsvigia josephinae & Crossyne flava seeds from BX 471 (thanks Kipp McMichael). I put about 6 seeds in each seedling pot. They all seem to start going dormant at different times. Right now some are totally dry and have been for several weeks, while the leaf tips on others in the same pot are just starting to turn brown. I am not sure whether to stop watering: when the first ones start to die back, or keep going until the last ones turn brown, or somewhere in-between? At what point would my extra seedlings be large enough to send to the BX? I think I have read before that after 2 years would be the right time. Ron From Eagle Rock (NE Los Angeles), where after a relatively mild July things are heating up, though it is still comfortable in the evenings USDA Zone 10a _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>