Hi, Last Autumn I planted ~600 Crocus corms at my work, as well as many other plants. I was given the freedom to redesign the landscaping in front of the main office (it is a factory, very industrial). So now the crocuses are blooming! At least the early ones, there are more to come... Photos here:///http://goo.gl/DkmrfD Continuing the discussion of inoculating bulbs, I did add a mix of beneficial microbes to the roots of the freshly planted plants. While the idea that bulbs with annual roots becoming infected with mycorrhizae is a bit iffy, the presence of beneficial microbes will no doubt benefit the bulbs by cycling nutrients and improving soil structure. When microbes eat, they convert their food to simpler elements, which are then prevented from leaching away. The nutrients are then locked up in the bodies of the microbes, but if the soil is teaming with life then they will all continuously eat each other thus releasing the stored nutrients. Many people already know that there are fungi that can "fix" nitrogen from the atmosphere into plant-available forms, but I just learned that there are bacteria that do the same. Yeasts in the soil also convert nitrogen, apparently. Phosphorus is also continuously made available to plant roots by microbes. Phosphorus is apparently an unstable soil el ement that quickly bonds with other elements if not hastily absorbed, thus rendered unusable to plants without the aid of microbes. So much to learn! I'm thinking of going to school for this, but with a 2y/o daughter and another due within the month, (not to mention a full time job), I'm expecting to earn my degree in about 20+ years. It's about the journey, right? -Travis OwenRogue River, OR http://www.amateuranthecologist.com/