RE: catalog order storage

Hi, all!
Is there hope for this? It's not veggie, but the question is prompted by
Allan's rhubarb tale.
	I bought two daylilies called Atem which had small yellowish growth
(Gentle Shepherd had large recognizable daylily shoots...bought these same
day, same store, same nursery packaging). Limited time, energy...I put GS in
first, and made sure Atem had moist roots, kept it in the kitchen where I
wouldn't forget about it. The following weekend, when I unwrapped Atem, I
was dismayed to find long, stringy, floppy roots like cimicifuga (snakeroot)
rather than the plump daylily tubers(?) I had expected. The shoots had
fallen off, as well. I put them in the ground, and I'd prefer that they come
along...but I saved the packages in case they don't. I keep telling myself
not to bother them, but now here's Allan tempting me to take a peek. I'm
amazed at the rhubarb story, and I'm willing to assist these plants in order
to get the lovely orange (by the package picture) flowers. What do you
recommend?

Carol 
Indianapolis



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Allan Day [SMTP:allan@crwys.demon.co.uk]
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 04, 1999 7:24 PM
> To:	veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject:	Re: catalog order storage
> 
>  
> I would say it is a question of how dormant. If they have not started
> shoots and leaves I would keep them cool and frost free  until wanted,
> if there is any sign of growth, shooots, leaves, open the top of the bag
> or they might go mouldy, and give them some light and check that they
> don't dry out completely. Either way they should be all right for some
> days.
>  I had some gooseberry bushes delivered and put them in the
> greenhouse for weeks, forgot all about them but they stayed cool.
> Eventually I found them, soaked the roots and planted them, they are
> doing fine. I bought 3 rhubarb roots, planted them out according to
> instructions, left them for 2 months, no sign of life so I dug them up
> they were covered with mould and going soft so I soaked them in
> horticultural fungicide for 2 days and potted them up, put them in
> the greenhouse and 2 of the 3 have now got small leaves and stalks.
> Allan
> -- 
> 
> Allan Day  Hereford  allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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