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: >Galanthus bulbs 'deteriorate' only if kept in conditions of high >temperatures so they 'cook'. They will keep perfectly well in a cool shed, >either as loose bulbs or packed in dry sand etc, but they must be kept dry. >Any moisture after about August (as nights cool) will immediately result in >root formation - and I mean immediately. Russell Stafford Odyssey Bulbs PO Box 382 South Lancaster, MA 01561 508-335-8106