Maybe to much care. I never fertilize and grow all my plants the hard way. And yes: outdoor all summer: sometimes they drown and sometimes they are very thirsty for a while.
Harry

@Harry: Fat kitty cat! Is he/she tailless?

@Deva: Generally speaking, many plants rely on seasonal cues such as changes in temperature, water, and lighting/day length to "tell" them when to bloom. Not sure how solidly this might apply to the types of plants you have, but if it does and if your conditions are remaining uniform year-round, then they might not have realized that it was time to bloom.

Paul couldn't have said it more clearly. As an example, TC and its relatives need a shorter day and cooler temps to set flowers. That's the reason you will see these so early in the flowering season when most of us are patiently waiting for ours to look beautiful, commercial growers force them to flower by placing the plants in a "lightless refrigerator!" Well, not literarily, but you get the point. Then most of my Echeveria set spikes in late summer but here we have a number of them with spikes this winter growing in a cool basement under lights.

Ok. So I need to just let them bear the cold? Maybe I will go ahead and bring them out for summer. And let the rain determine when they get watered. They are in gritty mix now so it should be fine. Thanks everyone for your input!!!

z5 in summer isn't too cold. If you have outdoor space available - why would you keep them inside? There is nothing better for plants than sunshine, air circulation...Rina

I am eager to get mine outside but it is still going down to the 20s over some nights. I have some that could really use it too. I don't have enough windows to support all of my plants and cats so I have a stand next to a window and those plants need to get cut back because of how etiolated they've become. I am considering lights for next winter.

I keep them outside when it's warm enough. We still have a few nights getting into the 30's so it is a little too cold for most. Once the overnight lows are in the 40's they will be outdoors.

Deva, I commented on what you wrote: "So I need to just let them bear the cold? Maybe I will go ahead and bring them out for summer."
It sounded to me that they stay inside year-round, Sorry if I misunderstood.
(I wasn't suggesting to put them out in your zone yet...I am in 5b).
Rina

Ohhh got cha! Yeah. I bring them out for summer, but in Iowa that isn't long enough!!!!