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Gardening

Curmudgeoness

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6. Plant them as soon as you can.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 02:19 PM

Jan 2013

They will probably do well. But if you are too late getting them in the ground, they will still grow, they just may not bloom this year, but they will still be alive and well.

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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