Any way to store unplanted tender bulbs?
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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wanted: your unplanted named bulbs.
Comments (4)Hi Sue, Of course I am interested in everything, but particularly the Alliums. Let me know which ones you have that you are willing to trade. I have quite a few Oriental lilies (no name) to trade. Send me your complete want list, I feel like I owe you a lot. A few of the things that you sent me in the spring didn't make it, but that is the chance we take when we trade like this. I have a few of the things that are on you want list, but not many. I have over 100 daylilies in pots in the greenhouse and can let you know the colors when they bloom this next year....See MoreUnplanted bulbs
Comments (2)If I bring the unplanted ones back inside, will they start to sprout? I second what Donna said above about it being unlikely that they would still be viable. Just to make sure, you could squeeze them, to see if they were totally dried out, or else gone to just 'mush, in the center. If there appears to be any firmness left, I'd suggest cutting a few open, cutting from the top of the bulb, down through the bottom, basal plate. Chances are you will find that they are just no longer any good. Please let us know what you find. Sue...See MoreAny bulbs store ship to outside U.S.?!!
Comments (15)Dear friends, I think that your main idea is correct, but I'm trying to discover new plants to survive here. ljrmiller, do you know that most of the species you mentioned are being grown in our area? although nobody knows their botanical name or at least the common name in English, that's why I'm looking for something special and especially the most fragrant ones. From my own observations and experience, the agricultural department here did some hardening for many foreign flowers (almost all of the flowers grown here including some bulbs are foreign to our region!). As a result, everyday I'm seeing new species being grown in the streets, and some were being sold in the flower shops a few years ago! But now, IÂm excited to do my own experiments!!...See MoreOT--Lifting and storing roots of frost-tender plants
Comments (37)This is an exciting year for me.... Before wintersowing, I used to spend so much money on geraniums (the annual geraniums) and would store them in my unheated garage for the winter. I would snip the blooms and keep them in their pots (or pot them up if they were in a huge planter) and hope for the best. I've always had pretty good luck, but worried all winter because they looked so "sad"... but would always perk up in the spring with a bit of warmth and some fertilizer. Now.... I am ready to put my geraniums away for the winter and this time I have about 25 MORE! I sowed geraniums from seed (inspired by another wintersower) and now I am not worried about them overwintering. Hey, if we get unusually cold weather and for some reason they don't last in the garage - I'LL SOW MORE next spring. Wintersowing forum... gotta love it!! Carrie...See Morelinnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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