Jim McK. asked, Don't take this as advice. I'm really just fishing for >responses here: what do the rest of you do [to store dormant bulbs out of >the ground]? When I lift them for repotting, I take the surplus ones that I'll offer in my sale list and put them in paper bags. At Costco you can buy big stacks of the type of brown paper bag used to wrap bottles of wine, and these are a handy size for bulbs too. For the frit bulbs and others that are vulnerable to desiccation, I add a handful or two of vermiculite, just barely, faintly moistened. My feeling is the the vermiculite will absorb any excess moisture present, or provide a little moisture to the bulbs if they need it. Then I set the bags, loosely closed at the top, in a heavy-duty flat, and set these flats on my table. I write the name of the bulbs with a big marker at the top and alphabetize them, so I can run through them quickly when filling orders. I keep them in a room that is dim and cool (my dining room, so indoor dinner parties are impossible in August!). Atmospheric humidity is typically very low here during that time. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA