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#58075 September 27th, 2006 at 07:10 AM
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Do those of you in the cold winter/snow areas put your tulip and other bulbs in the fridge for a few weeks before planting?
We do here.
Or, do you just plant them as soon as you buy them, and if so, what time of year do you plant your bulbs?
Also, is that crocus-coming-up-through-the snow thing true, or just something to make Californians drool?

#58076 September 27th, 2006 at 08:24 AM
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Most people who have winter/cold, just plant their bulbs in the fall, mother nature provides for them. And yes the crocus do bloom in the snow, It is something for people who have winter to "drool" over, while waiting on spring.

#58077 September 27th, 2006 at 08:26 AM
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Originally posted by Deborah L.:
Do those of you in the cold winter/snow areas put your tulip and other bulbs in the fridge for a few weeks before planting?
We do here.
Or, do you just plant them as soon as you buy them, and if so, what time of year do you plant your bulbs?
Also, is that crocus-coming-up-through-the snow thing true, or just something to make Californians drool?
I plant mine as soon as I buy them in late September/early October.
Since your winters are much more mild maybe you need to do that.
We plant them as long as the ground is workable.

Tom

#58078 September 27th, 2006 at 08:50 AM
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Good to know.
Comfrey, by "making Californians drool" I meant that we don't have such a pretty thing happening here. Crocus, I mean, lol.
Lotsa other good stuff though !

#58079 September 28th, 2006 at 08:31 AM
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laugh laugh :p laugh laugh
I knew what you meant Deborah, by drooling, that's why i used it when I relied kissies

#58080 September 28th, 2006 at 09:21 AM
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OH, OK ! LOL !

#58081 October 2nd, 2006 at 04:30 PM
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i plant all my spring flowering bulbs in fall,octobers the best month for me. i plant all my summer flowering bulbs in spring, aprils a good month. and fall flowering bulbs i plant in summer. we may have crocus here, but i bet you have flowers all year long flw

#58082 October 4th, 2006 at 12:20 AM
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Yeah, that's true.
On the other hand, we don't really have seasons.
Just hot to cool to chilly to cloudy and then back to hot.
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#58083 October 4th, 2006 at 01:13 AM
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can you plant your bulbs any time of the year? do your bulbs bloom by seasons ? it would be nice to just leave tender bulbs in the ground, instead of digging them up every year! sometimes i forget and it kills my bulbs eek

#58084 October 4th, 2006 at 03:04 AM
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We plant after chilling the bulbs from when we buy them until February.
Yes, they bloom by "season" here, not that we have real seasons.
We can leave bulbs in the ground, but not with super good results. They need a good real winter such as all you normal people get !
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