Thanks...the leaves are withering on these Calochortus amabilis seedlings...should I let the pot dry out for the summer? How do you recommend over-summering them in hot Sacramento climate. The bulbs are very small right now...Thanks Ryan On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 1:36 PM Jane McGary via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Ryan, don't touch those seedlings! If they are growing too thickly, > remove some carefully, as being crowded is likely to cause them to damp > off. Grow them on, don't let them dry out until the leaves start to > wither. Then you can move them as a bunch to a larger pot. If your > compost is brownish, you might not be able to identify the first-year > bulbs, which can look almost like a bit of fiber. You should be able to > identify the bulbs after a second season of growth. Specialists don't > like the idea of growing Calochortus in pots at all, but I keep mine in > plunged terracotta pots while they are young, and then move the larger > species to direct planting in a sandy medium. Because I live in a > winter-wet climate, mine are under cover, but not given any winter heat. > I've grown them since around 1990, always from seed; they typically > flower the fourth year from germination. C. amabilis is a very adaptable > species, desirable because it's relatively short, quite showy, and > cold-hardy to at least 20 F. Also, it is native to a region with more > winter wet than some other species. > > Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA > > On 3/8/2023 12:16 PM, Ryan D via pbs wrote: > > Hello bulb lovers...I have several pots of Calochortus amabilis seedlings > > that germinated about 6 weeks ago and I'm wondering if I should pot them > up > > into individual pots soon, or wait until they go dormant, or maybe there > > is another trick... > > > > Anybody have success growing these from seed? Assuming it will take > > several years to get to blooming size...ryd > > _______________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…