Hey, Jim! Do what I did to try to preserve some domestic tranquillity: Buy an extra refrigerator or two, just for plants. It does help, except when I overflow my seeds, bulbs, pollen, etc. into the food fridge or freezer. Jim Shields At 04:28 PM 11/21/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Dear All: > >Does anyone have a good method for winter storage of Tigridia pavonia in >cold climates? > >All of the old books suggest that they be kept very dry during the winter. >When I try that, I get crispy, nearly dead plants. > >In contrast to that, I've tried storing the freshly dug plump moist bulbs >in zip lock bags in the refrigerator. This gave good results, but it was >grievously offensive to the gods of domestic tranquility. > >Any other ideas? > >Jim McKenney ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA