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Re: Perennials list query: wintering perennials

Bob, did you ever get an answer to this question?  I, too, would be
interested in knowing what to do.
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Katie
La Grande, OR, US
USDA Zone 5b/6a
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> From: Bob Axmear <bobaxe@sbt.net>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: wintering perennials
> Date: Thursday, 09 October, 1997 20:03
> 
> Hello everyone
> 	I have a few questions I could use some help on.
> 	If a person starts some bulblets from the stems of lilies and they grow
> an inch tall how does one overwinter them.
> 	Has anyone ever tried to dig up pelargoniums (geraniums), hang them
> upside down, and store them so they can be replanted the next year.
> 	I have about 200 pots of daylilies, hostas and other perennials. Would
> it be better to put them in a building for the winter, store them
> outside and possibly mulch them or some other method of storage for the
> winter.
> 	How late is the latest a person can plant bulbs such as hyacinth and
> crocus.
> 	Any help on these subjects would be appreciated
> Bob
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