I guess it's too late to plant bulbs for the spring. What can I do now? Discard them? Wait until next year?
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KATHERINE W
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I still have bulbs to plant and will do that this weekend. I'd plant them and see what happens rather than throwing them away. Good luck!
Carol
on Dec 13, 2011
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Katherine, I too will be planting bulbs this weekend. As long as they are not mushy I would plant them. The worst thing that can happen is they will come up later than normal and may not bloom until a year from next spring. Go for it!
Erica Glasener
on Dec 13, 2011
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Plant now!
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Dec 13, 2011
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hehe, I thought "light bulbs" for a brief moment! silly me.
Charles R
on Dec 13, 2011
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Definitely plant them. You have nothing to lose but a little time and you may end up with a very nice surprise in spring.
Douglas Hunt
on Dec 14, 2011
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THIS PAST SATURDAY I PLANTED MY TULIPS , AFTER THEY HAD A MONTH OF COOLING DOWN IN MY REFRIGERATOR VEGGIE CRISPER .
David S
on Dec 17, 2011
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As long as the ground is not frozen you can still plant bulbs. Be sure not to plant them too deep.
Mike and Anne
on Dec 17, 2011
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I promise to plant my bulbs today or tomorrow and no the ground is not frozen.
Erica Glasener
on Dec 18, 2011
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Haven't you been saying that for 3 weeks? :) Don't you hate it when life gets in between you and your garden? I haven't pulled the petunia's up yet either. They are still a nice green, but no more blooms.
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Dec 18, 2011
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Yes, yes and yes, I am guilty of not planting my bulbs yet.
Erica Glasener
on Dec 18, 2011
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I walked out of this morning to find the petunias making a liar out of me. I have two blooms :)
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Dec 18, 2011
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i once had bulbs that i couldn't get in the ground because it snowed really early and never melted-so i planted them in my decorative pots and heeled them in with the snow-the next spring i had lovely flowers for cutting and displaying way before annual season.
Anna K
on Dec 18, 2011
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Anna, that is a resourceful solution!
Douglas Hunt
on Dec 19, 2011
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JUST A NOTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT TRIED THE COOL DOWN IN THE REFRIGERATOR ..... ONE YEAR I PURCHASED MY BULBS EARLY AND THEY WERE STARTING TO ROT AFTER 3 MONTHS . USUALLY , I COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS . THIS YEAR I PURCHASED MY BULBS L;ATER THAN NORMAL .
David S
on Dec 19, 2011
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I would like to try planting some bulbs outside, but the ground is frozen here in MI. When I was growing up in an apartment in NY, I remember my Dad growing bulbs in a closet, anyone familiar? How can I start?
Marcy, Professional Designer, Artist and Arts and Crafts Instructor
on Feb 17, 2015
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if it were me, I'd plant them anyway... if you get something from them, great!! if not, there is always next year. this is one thing that it's hard to go wrong about...
Capernius
on Apr 27, 2015
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I agree. Plant them. If nothing else you will get some nice green.
Sue Kiene
on Apr 30, 2016
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