Behind the Eight Ball

[Green Girl]

I've been behind the eight ball on getting all my winterization chores done this fall and I have not planted my spring bulbs yet. I'm wondering if it's too late. The ground hasn't frozen yet even though we live in the northern Rockies. Worth a shot?

 

[KennyV]

If you have time to get them watered in before a big freeze it may work...
Try it with some of your bulbs...:smile:KennyV

 

[173abn]

Green Girl,go for it ,I think you'll be ok russ

 

[Harriet]

So long as the ground is not frozen, it should be just fine to plant them. They do need a certain number of weeks in the ground to fully develoope, so they may be a little later to bloom than you would expect, but that should be OK.

 

[adan]

I am from a tropical country so please bear with my curiosity. What happens to those bulbs when the ground freezes? They just sort of hibernate?

 

[AndyMan]

I am from a tropical country so please bear with my curiosity. What happens to those bulbs when the ground freezes? They just sort of hibernate?

Many bulbs have to go through a cold cycle before they will sprout. That's how you can "force" some bulbs - by deliberately freezing (or chilling) them, then warming them again when you want them to sprout.