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can I lift crocus bulbs now?
hello everyone
Can I ask some advice, please? I'm about ready to sow lawn seed this weekend and wanted to lift a number of crocus bulbs from elsewhere (with leaves) and plonk them in the soil before I sow. Question: will they suffer by being moved now (post flowering)? ps This is all weather-permitting: here in Brussels it's been minus 3 the last coupla nights, with feeble attempt at snow this morning. Don't know what the wysteria flowers think of that, but they're holding on. An experimental orchard I visited out of town yesterday (300+ varieties of v. young fruit trees) had registered minus 8! thanks in advance Katharine |
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can I lift crocus bulbs now?
Katharine Mill wrote in message . .. hello everyone Can I ask some advice, please? I'm about ready to sow lawn seed this weekend and wanted to lift a number of crocus bulbs from elsewhere (with leaves) and plonk them in the soil before I sow. Question: will they suffer by being moved now (post flowering)? ps This is all weather-permitting: here in Brussels it's been minus 3 the last coupla nights, with feeble attempt at snow this morning. Don't know what the wysteria flowers think of that, but they're holding on. An experimental orchard I visited out of town yesterday (300+ varieties of v. young fruit trees) had registered minus 8! Should be OK to move them as long as they are replanted quickly. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
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can I lift crocus bulbs now?
On 10 Apr 2003 03:59:42 -0700, Katharine Mill wrote:
Can I ask some advice, please? I'm about ready to sow lawn seed this weekend and wanted to lift a number of crocus bulbs from elsewhere (with leaves) and plonk them in the soil before I sow. Question: will they suffer by being moved now (post flowering)? If I were in your shoes, I'd wait until the crocus foliage has started to yellow, even though the new lawn would be actively growing by then. The crocus corms are actively growing right now, and if you disturb them, you will set them back. It's very hard to lift bulbs of any sort without messing up the roots, and at this season the roots won't regenerate to compensate for damage. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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