Thanks, Jim. I kind of figured someone was going to say that they shriveled up...lol! I just have never seen oxalis bulbs like that. :) Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Pink Oxalis > Yes, Donna, that's what one would ordinarily see. > > It's not the bulb; the bulb itself is the round mass on top of the fat, > stubby root. > > In my experience ( I grow this one as a summer plant and store the bulbs > dry > during the winter) those fat radish like roots shrivel shortly after the > bulbs are dug - shortly in this case means within a week or two. After > these > roots shrivel, the bulbs can be safely stored dry for the winter. > > Did you know that those fat, juicy roots are a vegetable in Mexico? > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of D Anderson > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:39 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: [pbs] Pink Oxalis > > Hi, is this normally what you would see? I couldn't believe the size of > the > bulb. What would happen if I raise the bulb out of the ground? Could it > work as a fat plant? > > http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/… > > Thanks, > Donna in Winnipeg, Manitoba > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >