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Gardening

hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:26 PM Jan 2013

I didn't get my bulbs planted before the snow! [View all]

I have a sheltered porch that can keep them at around freezing or I can keep them against a cold wall in the house - about 50-60 degrees.

Do I plant them during a thaw, wait until Spring, or give up completely?

I should mention - our ground rarely freezes here because we get heavy snow cover before it freezes or else we're in a thaw.

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I didn't get my bulbs planted before the snow! [View all] hedgehog Jan 2013 OP

if your bulbs have been exposed to very cold air for several weeks hollysmom Jan 2013 #1

Thank-you! I got caught by a Sjorgren's flare and a death in the family, hedgehog Jan 2013 #3

It worked when we dug through the snow to plant 6" down. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #2

I think you can plant them during a thaw and they'll be fine. Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #4

I read somewhere long ago that they need 6 weeks of cold/dark RainDog Jan 2013 #5

Plant them as soon as you can. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #6

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