Re: Bulb abuse
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Bulb abuse
- From: k*@mail.atl.bellsouth.net
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 19:43:55 +0000
> From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@clark.net>
> To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
> When I dig up bulbs in summer, I just replant them immediately. Actually,
> I do this whenever I've dug them - after bloom, with or without foliage,
> dormant - whenever. I've never understood why one is supposed to store
> them and then plant in fall. Anybody know?
Probably just because they're usually bought dormant in the fall
because the growers harvest them in spring. (So why do the
growers harvest in spring? To make room for a new crop?)
Kate Lykins
"Had I but four square feet of ground at my disposal,
I would plant a peony in the corner and proceed to worship."
-- Alice Harding
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