Hi, when you water try to figure it as one inch of rain. That's a lot of water so let 'em have it at least once a week. Fertilizer should be applied when it becomes apparent. Too much will bring on the pests. Read the directions on the container/package. Slow release type is the easiest since you only apply it one or two times. By all means mulch heavily around the plants to conserve water. Best of luck and have fun.

its a conifer.. and you water it as a conifer.... you water it when it needs water.. letting it nearly dry in between waterings .... insert finger to 2nd knuckle.. to determine if the plant needs water ... water when the soil is hot or dry .... a good layer of mulch is highly beneficial there is a conifer forum if you want to learn more about conifers in general ... NEVER prune a conifer.. as you would prune a shrub .... ken

Hi Jacqui, Continue to treat your plant just as you did before, if the weather is warmer, you can put it outside in some sun, no threat to your pooches now..but still keep it on a table so they won't eat the seedpods! Continue to water it sparingly, too much water as you know can cause the bulb to rot no matter what stage it is in. Here are some pictures for you.. Seedpods should grow quite large if they are viable, to the size of a walnut (in shell) or a little smaller is normal too depending on the variety. I don't know how large Red Lion's seedpods grow... it takes about 4 or 5 weeks for them to mature..this is what they look like when they start to dry, this process can take a week or more.. seedpods that have turned yellow and have split.. this is what good seeds look like inside the pod.. if the seeds are not black and have white on them, the white ones are bad.. good seeds and bad seeds.. clean your seeds and throw away the mottled ones and the chaff the picture on the left has some good seeds, hasn't been sorted out yet and the seeds on the right are all bad.. soak them in tepid water..changing the water every 3 or 4 days all during the soaking process which can take a week or up to three weeks..if any seeds appear to be moldy, remove them immediately and change the water. This is what they should look like at the stage that they are ready to be planted..when you get to this stage.. let us know! Donna :-) One more thing, when soaking them (in a couple inches of water.. in the house) make sure you don't put too many seeds in any one saucer..they shouldn't be touching one another..

With cacti and succulents in a soil-based mix like that, you should wait until all the soil is dry, all the way down to the bottom of the pot. You can test this either by weight (picking up the pot) or with a thin wood skewer that you can poke down to the bottom of the pot. Once it dries out you need to water it thoroughly until water comes out of the drain holes. Dry soil of that type may be difficult to re-wet, so I often water once, wait a half hour, then water again. If you're going to repot, do it when the soil is completely dry. Then let the plant sit dry for a full day after repotting to let the roots heal before watering again. There's an excellent article on water movement in container soils here: Container soils - water movement and retention