Albuca Spiralis

[angie]

Wow Helen that's amazing to see how big the bulbs are already. Hope to see the next stages. You must be so pleased.
Angie

[Maggi Young]

My seedlings have not gone dormant as yet.
I just tipped out some of the soil to see if they had made bulbs.
It looks like there's no room left in the pot.
Not sure what to do with them now.
The pot is a 3X3.5 inch pot.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Well, If I had them like that, Helen, I'd top  dress the pot again and leave them be wherever  you've had them up till now and keep them going, with a very gentle watering regime, until they do consent to go to sleep. Baby bulbs often keep growing d for a longer time than we expect... I'm inclined to think they are programmed to make as much growth as possible in their first "season" to gain maximum strength for their first dormancy and if conditions permit them to extend that season they grap the opportunity.

[Lesley Cox]

Maybe I'd suggest tipping the whole lot out as a single unit and replanting in a bigger pot, say 5 x 5" and otherwise, go with what Maggi said.

It's probably related to when they were sown and when germinated. Look what Ezeiza says above. If you can keep them growing for a while yet, say spring, you'll probably get flowers later in the year.

[arillady]

Personally I would do as Lesley suggested and try not to disturb them but give them a little bit more room all around by potting them up a size or two.

[Maggi Young]

Helen is still in the midst of a Canadian winter.... if she topdresses  the bulbs now, there will be no disruption to their continuing growth but, given the time of year , even the gentlest of transfers to a larger pot might  be too much stress for them and cause a setback. I would be waiting until Spring has sprung before attempting a repot of these babies.

[maggiepie]

Angie, I was really surprised when I dumped some soil out of the pot and saw the bulbs.

Lesly and Maggi, I moved them to a bigger pot, the clump held together when I upended the pot, ( very carefully) and I just sat them in the new pot.
They haven't shown any new growth for ages so they might have already been on their way to going dormant.
Am crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.

Now I have some Albuca Shawii seeds to sow

[Anthony Darby]

How did your Albuca spiralis do Helen?