I think you need to lay your bulbs out on paper for awhile and let them dry, or they may rot in the basket. Let the tops die and fall away, etc. THEN put them into mesh bags (like onions come in) or nylon stockings and keep them in a cool place for the summer. (Your closet, maybe?) Replant them in the fall. If your beds aren't ready by then, pot them up, or share them with friends. Maybe your friends will give you babies when you're ready for them. The bulbs will die if they stay out of the ground much longer than that. I'd pot them, though. You can pack alot of bulbs into a big pot. You can plant them side by side, almost touching. Potting them up would get you through to the next spring.

I see the dreaded root rot has occurred at your house. I agree that you may be able to save this plant. When this happens to me, I first remove all the dead and mushy roots, and closely examine the stem. Remove any stem that is brown and mushy, and just keep working your way up the stem until you have green stem. I then place the crown into some nice warm water to re-hydrate it, along with any of the leaves you picked off. I find it helps to take off leaves until you have maybe three rows, so the crown can focus more energy on growing new roots. Scrape any leaf callousses off the stem, place into 1-1-1 mix, and bag it. Bagging, or any method you choose, helps keep the humidity high and the crown hydrated. Keep under bright light but out of direct sun. In a couple of weeks it should have re-rooted. Barbara

I have a Kenmore Trio Elite. I purchased in in 2003. I love this thing and would not have anything else. Due 2 the fact that this was a brand new item, I did purchase the service contract. No 1 sold them back then. I have not had 1 problem with it and it is working fine. If U entertain a lot, this is the best thing ever. I was going 2 buy a SZ and I helped some 1 with a party and her SZ was worthless. I had brought over 30 cookie sheets, full of appetizers and there was no way that the SZ would hold them. Counter top depth is not what U think when U need the space. The trick is 2 use your shot glass collection U picked up in college, and place 1 in each corner of the cookie sheet. U R able to stack and stack and place the cookie sheets, front 2 back and it will hold everything. I have many shot glasses! LOL 5 of my friends whom have seen my fridge have purchased them in various brands. They all love them. 4 those of U that don't know, the FD is not new. My parents had 1 in the 60's. It was a Frigidare Gallery Series, FD. It was shorter as I could rest my chin on it and I am 6'. It was also not as wide, It was a great! Today's FD holds much more.

Jesemy, it could be the one, but I couldn't get it to open either. Is there another way to see them? Lucy, I'm a really bad artist and I'm not sure I can get across to DH what it looked like. Hoosiergirl & newhomebuilder, those were drool-worthy kitchens but not the one I'm looking for. :) susieq07, you have a wonderful kitchen too. Love the teal counters! I want to do a green countertop but DH thinks we should stick with a neutral color. Also we've got the same stools for the grandkids but ours are brown..plan to spray paint them white. The seats are cloth and already seeing a problem there. Thank you all for looking. Mlou