Jane wrote: They say they ship them at the "proper time for planting in your region." I go through this every year with, ahem, that Bantam CT outfit. Simply call customer service after placing the order and tell them when to ship. They are very amenable. Mark Mazer Hertford, NC Nerine bowdenii in bloom in the garden this week after several frosty mornings. On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 2:59 PM Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote: > Ha, thanks for the advice to keep bulbs away from heavy rain -- Kathleen > and I live in the US Pacific Northwest. On the other hand, she rejoices > in a sandy garden, while I moved a few years ago to a spot with clay. > > I had the same experience as Kathleen last year with an order of Dutch > bulbs for the garden. They say they ship them at the "proper time for > planting in your region." Apparently they think southern California and > Oregon/Washington are in the same region (well, they're on the same > /ocean /). We seem to have a policy of not naming offending vendors on > this list, but should we? > > Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA > > > On 11/28/2018 11:09 AM, Peter Taggart wrote: > > Usually best to root them in a semidamp substrate, with good airflow, > cool > > and away from heavy rain and frost. Otherwise they may rot rather than > > revive as they should in Autumn, if that is when they would naturally > have > > rooted. Heavy rain tends to cake the soil, not a good thing for rooting > > stressed bulbs. > > > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:22 PM Kathleen Sayce <kathleen.sayce@gmail.com > > wrote: > > > >> ....And most infuriating: a few bulbs appear desiccated beyond > viability > >> and the rest are all sprouting. This is my first time with such poor > >> treatment, and I wonder how typical it is? > >> > >> Am now planting between rain storms, and dodging thunderstorms, to get > >> these poor bulbs in the ground > >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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/…