Congratulations, Nick. That's what I like about bulbs: they are always
teaching us something - or at any rate making us wonder why things happen
the way they do.On to another topic: Judy mentioned box turtle eggs in a
post today. Did you get eggs this year? I wonder if there are any other
friends-of-the-box-turtle on this list. I have plans to build a box turtle
pen in the far back of the garden (adjacent to the local major park which
has or used to have box turtles). The pen will be designed so that
potential predators (mainly raccoons, which we have in abundance) will not
be able to get to the box turtles but any hatchlings will be able to get
through openings in the screening and wander off into the woods. And where
will I get the adult box turtles? I'm going to contact local wildlife
rescue groups in the hope that they occasionally get injured box turtles,
turtles not deemed likely to survive back in the wild. I can provide a
great home for them, and maybe help replenish the local population.
Jim MdKenneyMontgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7. where box
turtles used to be very common - sadly, that's no longer true.

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