RE: Bulb abuse
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'" <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: RE: Bulb abuse
- From: "* S* <S*@lhs.org>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 07:55:27 -0700
This spring, I was given a couple of pots planted with mini-narcissus.
It was a spectacular bloom-- 38 bulbs ultimately yielded 179 blooms,
with many double or triple heads.
When they were done blooming, I left the foliage on and let it die back.
Then I decided I wanted the containers for something else, so about 8
weeks after the bloom was done (the foliage by this time was dry and
yellowish), I emptied out the planters and removed the bulbs. I cut off
the foliage, dusted off the dirt, and set the bulbs in a box in the
garage to dry out.
Any forgot them.
I just found them this weekend, and now I'm not sure what to do with
them. I have a nice bed that I'd like to plant them in, but when is the
right time to plant? Should I plant them now, treating them like bulbs
that had already been in the ground? Or have I screwed that up by
"unplanting" them? Should I plant them in the fall, as if they were
"novice" bulbs? In the interim, should they be in the dark? In the
refrigerator?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Sue P.
SPesznec@lhs.org Portland, Oregon
(USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 6)
> Many bulbs will stand a lot of abuse,
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