Jim, A couple of comments. Like you, I am an inveterate dabbler - both to see if things are coming up and also to see what has happened when they have gone dormant. Bulbs sans tunics like these frits are very susceptible to desiccation in our heat, and this is exaggerated when the 'capsule' of soil around them is disturbed in summer. In the wild they are protected inside their 'bubble'. They will now dry out much faster than if they'd been left untouched. Bagging them is OK as long as you are sure they are completely dry. I put sheets of pink Styrofoam over all the pots in the greenhouses - this looks awful but keeps the pots cooler/shaded and reduces evaporation - bulbs like frits really like it. It isn't necessary for the likes of crocuses or narcissus though. I don't use it on Cyclamen graecum but do on the coum, for example. Best, J. John T Lonsdale PhD 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Home: 610 594 9232 Cell: 484 678 9856 Fax: 801 327 1266 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ USDA Zone 6b