Galanthus phyto requirements
Russell Stafford, Odyssey Bulbs (Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:08:42 PST)

I find that almost invariably where I err in the storage of bulbs is
in keeping them too moist. Woodland corydalis, for example -- which
usually arrive from overseas packed in a moistened medium -- actually
do better for me packed in a dry medium in plastic bags, which keeps
them plump but discourages rooting. The same with most frits and
erythroniums. On the other hand, as long as green tissue is not an
issue, most bare-root geophytes will keep quite well even if moist
and in root. I have separated masses of erythroniums that have
formed veritable rootballs within their plastic packing, all the
while fearing that I was doing near-lethal harm. But they just
shrugged it off.

Russell

At 05:33 PM 1/27/2008, you wrote:

Russell Stafford
Odyssey Bulbs
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South Lancaster, MA 01561
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