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Oct 20, 2015 8:35 PM CST
Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
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I have a related question for you amaryllis growers... I bought 6 bulbs last fall, 2 each of 3 different types; all bloomed beautifully for me over the winter (I spaced out the starting times so they wouldn't all bloom at once). After they were done blooming I put them out in our "shop" (where the temp stays around 55-60F during the winter), in a south-facing window, and they all seemed to thrive. Once things warmed up in the spring I moved them all out to my greenhouse, where I continued to water them and they have been steadily growing new leaves and look very healthy.

I think I went wrong by not allowing them to dry out in August or so... (having done some reading on the internet after the fact, so to speak). So, what do you all think I should do now? Stop watering, let them dry out, give them a couple of months break and then re-pot, etc. for some late-winter blooms? Keep watering until sometime next summer, and just skip this winter as far as blooming? Or something else altogether?

TIA for any advice ! Smiling
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