pbs Digest, Vol 41, Issue 6
Jane McGary (Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:31:07 PDT)
Joyce asked,
I am relocating from Sacramento, California to Gresham,
Oregon (due east of Portland, Oregon in the Willamette Valley).
Welcome, Joyce! We'll be neighbors. If I can help with storing your bulbs
temporarily, let me know -- I have plenty of space.
To
prepare, I am shaking dormant winter growing geophytes from potting
soil, washing and cleaning debris. Most of them are glads, Moraea,
and lost labels. How long should I let them dry before packaging in
paper? Thanks, Joyce Miller
I would just put them on a screen or mesh flat or something similar for 2
days, out of the sun, and then put them in the paper bags or envelopes with
a little dry vermiculite (obtainable at any garden center) to cushion them
and moderate the moisture. If they're wet-growing bulbs you could get the
vermiculite very slightly moist (this is how I store Galanthus bulbs during
my sale, for instance).
Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA