Dear All, It is very interesting to read about your individual experiences in raising bulbs from seed. I absolutely understand the English approach to use small or very small pots. I have used the same kind of small pots for years successfully when I lived in Germany. And there was no reason to do it differently after my move to Portugal. Until...... I lost a lot of one year old seedlings during the first Portuguese summer. I think one just cannot use the same growing techniques in very different climates. Now..... the observations of Lee and Dylan contradict my own observations. I agree that there are always some “bewitched“ seeds that just do not want to germinate...... but I have so far not observed that this is associated with pot size. But it makes me think. On the other hand I may be lucky to have found a very reliable compost made of composted bark. It is very stable and does not disintegrate into a suffocating sludge. Especially Ranunculaceae seedlings did not survive in small pots and last autumn I have for the very first time used 6l pots for sowing with good results so far. I will keep you posted. Bye for now Uli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…