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I live in Ct and have bulbs that were not planted in the fall.Is there anything I can do with them?
Funny how this happens every year. Some things never changed.
Like I told someone else just a few hours ago: DO NOT WAIT with these Bulbs. The odds are stacked against you. Don't make it worse by waiting longer.
Pot them asap in moist sand and soil (to enhance drainage) and refrigerate for 10 weeks. You'll stimulate a root system this way. At that point, you can take them outside. Hopefully they have not rotted and will bloom. Treat like you would normally after that, and hope for the best. Good luck and thanks for writing.
L.I.G.
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Growing Tulips? Dahlias? Daffodils? Gladiolus? It doesn't get easier than bulbs and tubers. Once in a while, something goes wrong: The dreaded Narcissus Bulb Fly, which resembles a honeybee. Mosaic virus, which can ignite a field of tulips in a single season. Nematodes, lurking underground. Here on the North Shore of Long Island, the garden is full of surprises. If you live in the Northeast/Atlantic Coast, I can help you pick the right bulb for every season, indoors and out, and help you fertilize, bloom and harvest for home or work. How: I have degrees in related fields, but my best understanding is all learned from trial and error. For most of my 53 years I have been gardening somewhere. No matter what the problem, I've learned the best answers are always Organic -- Earth friendly, less expensive, healthier for people and pets, easier and cleaner than toxic liquids and powders that big chemical companies sell so smoothly.
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Besides degrees in related fields, and a few favorite horticultural societies, I work as a docent at our local botanical gardens -- but it's the years of work in the garden that's the real test.
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