So far, I don't have a major vole problem, so my bulbs do fine in the ground. However, I would be a little concerned about moisture using plastic pots - either too much or too little, since the sides of the pot wouldn't let moisture in or out, so the only avenues for moisture to move would be the top or the holes in the bottom. I have also seen roots get slightly strangled in pot-bound plants I have purchased, as they grew out the holes. As well, the voles can dig down into the pots from the top, unless you cover the tops with wire. I would think wire cages would be better. While the price has gone up from what it used to be - and what hasn't!!?? - a roll of quarter-inch-mesh hardware cloth isn't exorbitant, and it will make a lot of cages that will allow for free water and root penetration. You could make a cardboard template, to get the size/shape to make 4 sides with top and bottom, and either use wire, or the j-hooks people use to make rabbit cages. Sorry, but I don't know a source for those, maybe your local farm supply store? Come to think of it, you might want to make the tops out of wide-mesh chicken wire, so the stems have room to grow up. And, it may be that tops aren't needed after all, since, as I said, I have no vole experience.

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You mentioned that you all in idaho still get frosts until the first of june. So if the lily bulbs are not yet sprouted I say you could plant them right now and that will allow the bulb to establish a root system. However if it has started to sprout already it increases the risk of frost damage. A late frost can kill the plant, or stunt the flower growth.

You can pot them up. Lilies do not get dormant like other bulbs do, so storing weakens them significantly. Amaryllis bulbs can be stored.