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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in
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Hello people,
I have bought several spring blooming bulbs.( Hyacinths,
Iris, Aliums.. ). I want to know if I can go ahead and
plant them now or should I wait for few more weeks. I live
in New jersey and temparatures here are still in the 80s.
I'm in Rochester, which is just slightly cooler than your
climate. I've planted as late as mid-November. You could
plant now, based on the theory that it could turn colder in
a week, or not. The weather shmexperts aren't offering much
guidance, as you've probably noticed. Or, you would wait as
much as another month. It won't make much difference.
unless the ground freezes...
it won't hurt the bulbs to plant them now & it's a lot more
pleasant being out in warm weather planting than in an icy
rain because you're trying to get the bulbs in before it snows
tonight 
Joe, i'll be in Rochester around turkey day. is it likely
stores will still have bulbs available or should i bring some
with me? any good garden centers heading east from Rochester
towards Wolcott that you know of?
thanks
lee
I've never shopped for bulbs that late, but if I were going to, this would
be the place I'd try first. They always seem to have bulbs for forcing, but
this doesn't mean they'll have a large selection of others at that time.
http://www.harrisgardens.com/
When other stores think the season's over for various things, Harris will
still have a supply of stuff to keep gardeners sane through the winter. Give
them a call. It's barely out of your way though, and worth a visit just for
the planting accessories that other stores either don't carry, or charge an
arm and a leg for. Example: Heavy duty plastic planting trays, 6-packs in
sheets of six or eight, etc. Those trays are the best thing since sliced
pepperoni.
If you zoom out this map, you'll see that Harris is about 8 minutes south of
route 104 (the highway), which has an exit for route 250 (Nine Mile Point
Rd).
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1349+F...i=map&ct=title