Re: Bulb abuse
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Bulb abuse
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 15:13:06 EDT
In a message dated 7/20/98 3:08:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, osthill@htc.net
writes:
<< I have quite a few bulbs that I unearthed this spring and want to move
somewhere else. I asked the rock garden curator at the MO Botanical
garden how to store them for fall planting. She said just to keep them dry
and plant them in the fall. Don't refrigerate them as it might give them
enough of a cold period that the bulbs will try to sprout when planted in
the fall. >>
This is generally true. I was referring to bulbs that were unearthed in early
spring and held over for a very long period before planting. The cooling
helps keep them from totally dessicating to the point where there is no life
left in them at all. I know some who keep their bulbs ordered from Australia
and New Zealand, arriving here in March-April, but not planted until fall.
Others plant these bulbs as soon as they arrive. I know from experience that
daffodil bulbs removed from soil that early may not be viable come Sept-Oct.
if not handled carefully.
Bill Lee
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