I live in NY. I have two amaryllis that I bought from the supermarket lin bud last christmas. Often when a bloom is forced by a commercial grower it takes more than a Year to bloom again, but 2 of three are in bloom now, and one is coming out of the. compost pile. This is crazy in my zone.. Thiis is the first time I've ever had them bloom in Decembr then again in July, what should I do with them in fall? I dont dare take them out of dormancy in winter when they bloomed in July, or should I? I dont think they will bloom 3x in the first year from purchase.. so how do you treat them?

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What do I do with this.. its second bloom in 6 mos...

Paula, you got bonus blooms. The plant looks healthy. I would treat it the same way, as you would treat your other Amaryllis for its fall/winter dormancy. It may or may not bloom again next year, but it will be fine.

Typically, at this time of year Id be prepping to put them to bed.ie.dry out, put in cold storage for 8-12 weeks and bring back to light and room temp around Thanksgiving.

I can do that again, or I can just let the bloom finish then try and keep greens alive through winter...

You can certainly keep it going on the windowsill as a houseplant through the winter. A lot of times people find that the plant goes into winter dormancy on its own due to decreasing day length. So it could die back on the windowsill this winter, then bloom and put up new growth in the spring. If it does start to die back, reduce watering so the bulb doesn't rot. It will bloom later than it would if you had forced the dormancy right now. The worst that will happen if that you won't get blooms next year, but the bulb should be fine.

I never know of the bulb is going dormant or just plain dying. It's so hard to keep them in good shape over the winter due to reduced sunlight and managing water correctly with dry indoor air..

I'd much rather allow it to go dormant when it gets cold outside and put it to sleep in my uninsulated attic. My winters are so long and there are so many plants I have to keep healthy in less than ideal conditions, fighting for south facing window space, if I wont hurt it by exposing it to cool dry temps so soon after it blooms, then that is definitely what I want to do.