Yes, I’ve had times when Nothoscordum rice bulbs and surrounding soil were left in black plastic bags in the hot sun to finally give up the ghost. But - this might take two years before it’s safe to dump out the bags. In the meantime the bags have to be kept somewhere in the garden... Cynthia W Mueller > On Feb 16, 2018, at 9:55 AM, Jack and Val <vkmyrick@pacbell.net> wrote: > > Great idea! What about putting the moist soil and bulbs in a plastic bag in the hot summer sun. Would that work? > > Val Myrick > Sonora, CA USA > Zone 8 >> On Feb 15, 2018, at 11:34 PM, oooOIOooo via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> Instead of throwing away presumably good soil, and spreading unwanted bulbs at the dump, why not cook the soil? Boiling in a large kettle, or baking in the oven or outdoor barbecue, will cook any onion. >> >> Leo Martin >> Phoenix Arizona USA >> Zone 9? (10 or 11 this winter) >> >> Sent from ProtonMail mobile >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…