Garden

[Desertdi]

I put mine outside for the summer.....and the squirrel dug them up and carried them away

[jlkz]

I have had several amaryllis that are over 20 years old, one being the " grandmother ". They have bloomed every year: most put up a second stalk with flowers, one did three once! I take them to CURVES and get them to bloom for Feb - March. They form a curtain of red blooms and the ladies love to watch from the first bit of green pushing through the soil until I take them home in April.

[jlkz]

To get the blooms: I put them outside in flower pots with other low growing flowers or even silks and forget about them until late September when I stop watering them. Take them inside and let the stalks wither and then snip them at the top of the bulb. Place in dry box with enough air around each bulb and let stay in dark place. Six weeks before you want them to flower, pot them in Miracle grow mix, then water. Place on sunny window sill. Enjoy!