If you want to grow alot of these you need to start them in open flats. Get some plastic trays from the five and dime. You are looking for something that would double as the bottom of a cat litter box. With about a 1/2 inch wood drill bit put about 12 holes in it. Six of them on the curve of the bottom to side. This is so if sitting flat it won't fill with water. I use a compost soil with a little sand and mix 50% with miracle grow soil or peters which is sold in our area. Fill about an inch from the top and water thoroughly. Add more soil if needed to keep an inch from the top. Lay out seeds flat with about the same space as the seeds are wide. Cover with 1/4 inch of soil mix. Mist top of soil until real wet. Set in semi bright light or on porch but not full sun. After they have had three or four leaves come out strong you can gradually introduce them to more sun. Don't worry about thinning out after they start sprouting. Leave in the tray and fertilize as required. Donts soak and don't let dry out. Leave them in tray for first year, then plant them out or in pots. You will end up with over 50+ a tray and are great for starting a whole bed with one tray. Hoped that helped you some it has worked for us for years. Warning; cats love to lay in these flats of young Amaryllis. Here is a link that might be useful: Town Square

i would like some seeds please . i do not have any seeds for trade . i am just getting started . i would send sase. email me at snookiedear@aol.com with where to send sase

I have amarylis seed that is from a red and white one taht grew next to a deep red . These are large amarylis. Fresh seed., If you don't have anything else than amarylis to trade, I am open to SASE.

Hi, I have some good sized named amaryllis bulbs that I would like to swap for other named varieties, with someone who has a good swapping reputation on this forum and can have someone vouch for you. I only swapped seeds with Lora so far on this forum, but I have traded on Dave's Garden. Actually I traded there more then I have feedback for. Some people thanked me by email and forgot to leave me feedback. Which I stress is important to do. But I do have positive feedback on there. Also I do have a very good reputation on the Yahoo Plant Swap group . I'm very well known there for being an honest, generous trader. You can inquire of me on the group and the long timers on the group will vouch for me. Or type in a search, Cheryl/swapping etc. Or I can find the link for you of them discussing me as a swap partner. I always send extra plant gifts in my swaps. Wanted: Pink Surprise- Hercules, Honeymoon, Candy Floss, Pink Floyd- Melusine. With Pink Surprise being on the very top of my want list, Hercules second, Honeymoon third, Candy floss fourth and so on.. What I have to trade: I will trade you for one of my good sized bulbs of Sumatra. ( a red and cream colored cybister cultivar ( I have two to trade and they both are good sized bulbs with flower buds on them already). I also have a large Exotic Star bulb that already bloomed. It was beautiful and I have photos of the blooms on that one, plus I will take pictures of the bulb and measure it for you. I also have two Apple Blossoms that haven't bloomed yet with buds. Also a good sized Aphrodite bulb that has a bud started. I will email pictures and show the exact bulb with measuring tape around it in picture if you wish. I'd like the bulbs I receive to be large sized also. If interested, please let me hear from you. Thanks, Cheryl in Florida