Best techniques for storing tender summer bulbs?

So I wanted to know what peoples methods are for storing the following bulbs?

-Sprekelia (Jacobean lily)
-Eucomis (Pineapple lily)
-Polianthes (tuberoses)
-Zephyranthes grandiflora, PINK RAIN LILY

In years past I have brought a pot of tuberoses in the basement, stopped watering and just kept them in the pots until spring. Then in the spring started up the watering again to have them bloom. This year I had few blooms so I am not sure if I need to start over with these or divde?

For the Pineapple Lily, Tuberose, & Zephyranthes - I leave my in the pots/containers they were grown in which are put in the basement overwinter; I might sprinkle a little water on the latter two maybe once or twice; the Eucomis, dry.
Sprekelia I usually store in perlite. They last overwinter but haven't bloomed in a couple of years.
The temperature down there usually hovers just below 60 degrees.
Tuberoses can also be stored in sand in frost free conditions.
Herewith a pic of one of my Eucomis.

I dig my Tuberose each year, as I don't have a basement.

I lay them out to dry, outside if it's nice and sunny-or inside, on newspaper.

Then, I bag them in a paper bag, nestled in shredded paper. I store them indoors, in big popcorn tins.
Mine just started blooming a couple weeks ago, which is normal here.

I wait until the weather warms in the spring, before planting them in large mixed containers, outdoors.

Since I don't grow the other bulbs you mentioned, I hesitate to comment on them, but have found out over the years that most summer bulbs can be stored the same way-so that's the same method that I use on all my summer bulbs.

I hope this helps.
Sasha

Jmorth and sashagirl thanks for the feedback! Two follow up questions:

Jmorth my pink rain lilies never bloomed this year. They produced nice foliage and were top quality bulbs (from Old House gardens). Do you have any ideas? I planted 5 each in two 5" diameter pots. Do they need to be more crowded then this?

Sashagirl - Do you divide the tuberoses each year and only take the daughter bulbs? I heard they are difficult to divide successfully as they grow tightly together. Last year my first year with tuberoses I got so many blooms this year I got only one bloom. I didn't divide them but left in the pots in the cellar. I think I'll try your method this year and separate them.

sedum37,

This just my third year with these bulbs, and they were quite small when I recieved them from egardens.com

I did lift them and separate them the last two winters. I have to confess ignorance about how big the bulbs should be.
Can you tell me how big a #1 bulb usually is?

Sasha

sedum, I've also had the experience with pink rain lilies not blooming the 2nd year. I've had them growing in the same pot for 6 or 7 years now, and after the 2nd year they started blooming again. Now they reliably bloom heavily every year. They seem to appreciate some fertilizer during the growing season too, seems to help next years blooms. I store them and pineapple lilies dry in the pots.

I don't think any of the bulbs you're storing are really bad for over drying in winterstore, so you shouldn't have any problems. Best of luck, Neal

Sashagirl - I am not sure of the size. I only read that tuberose daughter bulbs thumb size or larger will bloom (from Old House Gardens web site).

Thanks gemini_sage for giving your input. This weekend brought the pink rain lilies into the garage. Will keep them in their pots over the winter in my unheated cellar. Nothing to lose by seeing what they do next year!

Sue