Chickensonmars said:Moved the sovitsianum out of cool storage today. Out of ten seeds I now have six tiny bulbs.
Slow but fun.
So if they continue in this positive way how much "summer" under the lights should I give them?
Seems like I could have timed the seasons better.
congratulations, Brian! Yes, you could have timed the season better, but should be fine. Keep them going and growing for as long as they want, through all next summer, if they manage. My guess is that they will want to go dormant much earlier, possibly (probably?) by months. Then just put them in the fridge for a longer winter period to get them in sync with outside. I used to grow L. szovitsianum in full sun, and most years it went dormant in mid August. Never seemed to hurt it a bit.
Come to think of it, being such tiny plants to start out, you may find that they only grow for 2-3 months this first growing season. If they go dormant then, you will be able to put them in the fridge for 2.5-3 months and take them out for their normal, in sync growing season.
