I live in coastal northern California and I keep my winter dormant soft African bulbs either in my unheated greenhouse on the floor in winter (Haemanthus, Cyrtanthus, Nerine, Gloriosa, Sandersonia) or sheltered a bit from the wet outside (Eucomis and Merwilla). I expect my temperatures are similar to Sylvia's. As for the summer dormant bulbs the ones that live in the greenhouse year round (like some of the Nerines) stay there, but I move the rest that aren't in pots in pots in my raised beds to shady areas of the garden and don't water them except sometimes seedlings. Like Ken I give ones with perennial roots water every now and then. Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…