llama mama wrote:

my amaryllis have been outside for the summer, but show no sign of dying
back yet. how do i get them ready to rest so i get blooms again?
oh, and at what age can i expect a bulblet to be big enough to bloom?
should i pot it seperately when i repot the parent? (it's 2 years old &
quarter sized)

The directions that came with my first Amaryllis said "after the
leaves die down and before first frost..." bring the pot in to
overwinter in a cool, dry place. Well, my leaves didn't die down
either, and I found myself in the back yard with a flashlight after
hearing a late forecast of "frost tonight." Have since learned a light
frost isn't lethal. :-) If the leaves haven't died off, just bring
the pot in around the time of frost and store it, without watering,
for 2-3 months. The leaves *will* die then. The bulb may signal
readiness to grow by putting up new leaf shoots, which is the time to
bring it inside and begin watering. Otherwise, after a cool dormant
period, bring it indoors and water, and new shoots should appear.

Amaryllis is said to enjoy being "crowded" in the pot, so I transplant
infrequently. If a 'baby' bulb looks viable (quarter sized bulb would
seem well-established), I split it off and give it its own pot then.