Winter Storage of Tender Bulbs, Reprised
Judy Glattstein (Mon, 24 Jul 2017 09:56:44 PDT)

Alas, Jo-Ann, much as I really like your grandparents root cellar
alternative in my case the backyard would look as though I had pygmy
elephant traps scattered around. In winter my garage already has several
supermarket banana boxes with cannas, also very large pots of canna (I
do love Canna musaefolia who must love me, the way they multiply. And I
have run out of friends to gift them to, have not the heart to compost
the excess.) Basement gets trays of amorphophallus, sauromatum, ismene /
hymenocallus. Hippeastrum that want to go dormant go into the basement,
those that want to be evergreen go into cool greenhouse. Crinum and
XAmarcrinum - I did try the basement but they were not happy so they
also go into the greenhouse. Which is getting crowded . . .

Cannot win - if plants die we say they are miffy. If they thrive and
multiply the complaint is they are becoming aggressive. Here's to the
BX! as a home for excess bulbs!

Judy in New Jersey where the sun has come out but more rain is forecast

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