<Doesn't Alberto's mix dry out too fast? How regular do you have to water and fertilize, since it contains a minimum of organic material?> Hello Pieter, No it doesn't dry out too fast at all. I only water about once a month or less even, and I admit I am not the most attentive of gardeners. Over the summer I let nature take care of them, and they kept on blooming. I haven't fertilized yet and I'm not sure that I will, it sure doesn't look like they are lacking anything. Getting results like this is new to me, I'm pretty much sitting back and watching what is happening, and enjoying it. None of the hippeastrum have been given a rest period either. They went from outside to my basement under a 400 hps bulb and I was going to put them to rest when the foliage died back. Instead they are growing like weeds! I wonder if I should be fertilizing them? Would a tomato fertilizer work, like a 6-12-12? Would one application worked into the mix when I repot them suffice? Linda Foulis Okotoks, AB Thanks & Kind regards! Pieter South Africa _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php