Well Gastil, I’m up the road from you in Santa Maria and my acis, crocus, colchicum, and oxalis tenufolia are almost done blooming, oxalis hirta is shooting up everywhere, and many of my Ferraria have appeared. We’re pretty early here too. Christine > On Sep 10, 2025, at 10:22 AM, M Gastil-Buhl via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Someday I will devise a more organized way to mark what pots to begin > watering in early September. Meanwhile, I just happen to notice some pots > sending up shoots from completely dry soil. Some, like Oxalis livida, send > up flowers first. > > So I thought I'd just write this in case anyone needs a wake-up call. > > We had such a cool summer here that my Veltheimia only just turned brown a > couple weeks ago. And my Lilium candidum never went dormant. > > Gastil > In cool & cloudy Santa Barbara, California > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum https://… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…