I have had the best results growing young clivias warm and moist, well fertilized, in containers, with good light (not full sun) year around. I use a fast draining mix (5-1-1 described in the container forum) and fertilize at half strength with every watering. I grow them under lights in the winter. I do this until they have at least 12-14 leaves and are mature enough to bloom. About half of the last batch of seeds I treated this way bloomed at about 30 months old without ever having a cold treatment. Once they get to that stage, I treat them as adults by allowing them to dry out more and go through a cool spell in fall.

Ohiofem - thank you so much. Your instructions will be easy for me to follow. I appreciate it. Do you think bottom heat is appropriate? I have some other young plants on a heating pad. Thanks again, Liz

I use bottom heat to get the seeds to sprout, but I don't think you should use it on young plants. I would keep the growing area between 60 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit. In my opinion, bottom heat is not needed by any plants once they have sprouted.