I have the following bulbs: Freesia Daffodil Narcissus paperwhites Tulips It is October. They are to be planted between October and December. Do I go out and plant them or do I put them in my fridge until December? I am so confused. Should I supplement the soil with something?
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or will I harm them by removing them before they flower?…. and will they survive the trauma/shock I feel I must be puttting them through? Thank you They are iris, crocus, daffodil, freesia and more. I also have a beautiful Caribean Lily in bloom now- I am wanting to snip the petals flowers and leaves [...]
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I bought some Gladiolus bulbs last spring but moved before I could plant them – are they still good this year? How can I tell?
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I just bought a new home last year with no landscaping, so all spring that is all I have been doing. Unfortunatly, because we had to put up new trees and new beds I just planted my bulbs about two weeks ago (mid may) and some have yet to arrive (a set of cally lilys [...]
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…and I am in zone 7B. The temps are well into the 80s. Can I still plant these bulbs or should I wait for the fall or even next spring? Will they be fine in their original boxes or do I need to do something? I’d appreciate any advice.
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I’ve planted a pot of indoor narcissus, but I’m not sure if I should leave the tips poking out of the soil in the pot or cover them completely. What should I do?
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I finally found my flower bulbs that were stored in the attic by mistake for over a year. Are they still good? Is there such a thing are dried out bulbs? They seem like normal bulbs: They look like onions and when you squeeze them your fingers sink in until they meet a hard ball [...]
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If you miss one season, will the bulbs die or still shoot the next spring. i am talking about flowering bulbs like tulips, daffs and gladioli.
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I have a pink cymbidium (sp) orchid. I don’t know if it’s a hybrid, I got it at Safeway. Anyways it was already pretty big, but I wanted to seperate the bulbs and re-pot them in a long rectangular container….however all I see is one big mass of roots and they won’t break apart even [...]
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I live in Northern California.
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