Any advice for taking the LC out of the "barn" area? the ground has a lot of gravel/rocks in it and judging by the greens alone, the bulbs must be so close together. I have read that it is best to try and dig them after the foliage has died down a some in late spring, and before they bloom later in the summer. I would think that late May or sometime early to mid June would be the best time. I'd suggest you maybe using a heavy long handled pick-ax, mattock, or grubbing hoe, and once you get started digging at the end of the walk, swing it, trying to get deep and under the bulbs. You will then probably have to pry them up to get the roots to release. Your local hardware store should have one of the above mentioned tools if you don't already have one (or more). Is it possible that these bulbs were planted a hundred years ago (ish) and never divided? the poor babies... I guess it is possible...yes, poor babies. I know these are expensive bulbs to buy, You are right...they sell for $14.95 for ONE(!!!) bulb at Bulbmeister $10.99 for a quart pot at Lazy S Farm $8.25 for one bulb at Old House Gardens $14.00 at Plant Delights-no count mentioned-probably just one bulb $10.50 at Touch of Nature $28.00 for 5 at Brant and Becky's and they are sold out. $15.95 for 3 at Whiteflower Farm...plus shipping of course on top of those prices. but does anyone ever want to trade for them? Yes, they are very tradeable, and you should be able to get some very nice things for them. I pretty well don't trade them anymore because of no one really offering things that were of equal 'value' for them, because they were not aware of what they actually cost to buy, or just figured because I grew them that they were 'like' free' from me. They also did not realize how expensive postage would be to mail my end of the bulbs. Trading one nice sized bulb, imho, should get you a fan of a nice named daylily, or a fan of a nice named iris, or some named daffodils per one bulb traded or other nice plants. Be aware too that if/when you trade them, the cost of postage you will have on your end of a trade. Once you know a traders address, or just their zip code, you can go to the Mail Zone chart to see what mail zone they are from you. You can then go to Priority Mail Prices to see what it would cost for postage by the LB to the different mail zones. Most, if not everyone east of the Mississippi, is in mail zones 4 or less from you and me here in IN. Since the bulbs are so big and heavy, when trading, you might consider using the Flat Rate Boxes, and costs for those are shown at the link above. A cheap digital postage scale is a valuable aid in packing plants, bulbs, and even seeds for trading. Scales are usually available on ebay for less than $20 and that includes shipping. Oh...one last thing. I think maybe that some embers don't realize that these are a lot more expensive that other Lycoris that are not nearly as hardy and that are a lot less expensive. If, when you trade them, you might want to include a link to one of the places I linked to above, so they know just how costly they are to purchase them. Stick a fork in me...I'm done and heading out to play. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: scales like these on ebay...shipping is $16.88 but the scale price is right!

Erod, Your address was blocked on the email you sent me through GW, so email me again and include your email address and I'll email you my mailing address.

My Belladonna are blooming now. I have them in Rockport and they are in full bloom, but the green leaves seem to be gone, just the blooms are coming from the ground. This is the first year they have bloomed, I planted them 2 years ago, and thought the moles had eaten them. I was really suprized to see them this past weekend. Barbra,

Seeing these around and remembering how cool they are. If anyone in the Seattle area is digging some out after bloom season is over, would love to have some.