Unwanted bulbs in soil

Cynthia Mueller cynthiasbulbs@hotmail.com
Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:58:24 PST
Yes, I’ve had times when Nothoscordum rice bulbs and surrounding soil were left in black plastic bags in the hot sun to finally give up the ghost. But - this might take two years before it’s safe to dump out the bags. In the meantime the bags have to be kept somewhere in the garden...

Cynthia W Mueller

> On Feb 16, 2018, at 9:55 AM, Jack and Val <vkmyrick@pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> Great idea!  What about putting the moist soil and bulbs in a plastic bag in the hot summer sun.  Would that work?
> 
> Val Myrick
> Sonora, CA USA
> Zone 8
>> On Feb 15, 2018, at 11:34 PM, oooOIOooo via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
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>> Instead of throwing away presumably good soil, and spreading unwanted bulbs at the dump, why not cook the soil? Boiling in a large kettle, or baking in the oven or outdoor barbecue, will cook any onion.
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>> Leo Martin
>> Phoenix Arizona USA
>> Zone 9? (10 or 11 this winter)
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