Re: When to plant fall bulbs?

Sorry about that - I mistyped.  The soil temperature should be 50F, not 40F.  And
I need to chill the bulbs for 6-8 weeks before planting.  (This is not true for
species tulips which do beautifully here, coming back each spring).

If you'd like to doublecheck me, there are a number of books written just for
Texas gardening.  Probably the best known (but not my favorite) is 'Neil Sperry's
Complete Guide to Texas Gardening'.  Or you can call the Dallas Arboretum and ask
when they'll be planting the 10,000 tulip bulbs this fall.
                                                                        Amy

Blee811@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/22/98 10:51:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> a4sberg@swbell.net writes:
>
> << Here in the Texas (zone 7/8), the local horticulturists have told me not to
>  plant bulbs until the soil temperature drops below 40F.  For me, that's
>  sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas.>>
>
> Sounds ridiculous to me.  When are they supposed to start growing their roots?
> Here in Zone 6A Cincinnati we plant in October  (or earlier in a pinch) and
> I'm sure the soil temperature is well above 40F.  But then we have freezing
> winters to look forward to as early as November.  Any Texans online to support
> or refute?
>
> Bill Lee
>
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