Every Christmas season, I have usually planted a few Amaryllis bulbs with the kids in different-sized containers as a little winter-time project. That has meant - historically - that we've bought a series of Amaryllis bulbs each November and planted them in hopes that they'd bloom near Christmas. This past season, we had five planted in three pots . Normally, I toss these bulbs and don't get them to re-bloom. But this year, I'm trying something new: trying to get them to re-bloom after spending the Summer out on our patio taking in sun and water. What do they look like today? They're full of green, strap-y foliage. Here, below, are a few photos of the bulbs in their containers: After watching a few YouTube videos and rooting around on the Web, I think I've figured out that I need to remove these from their soil, shake free all the debris and put them in a dark, cool spot for 60ish days to try to send them into dormancy. I have ...