Hello Lily lovers
If I buy pre-chilled bulbs in October, and I'm in zone 6 where first freeze is late October or maybe not until November or some years, maybe even January, would I be taking a huge chance of killing the bulbs by planting them outside?
IF we had the early freeze and the bulbs couldn't grow and bloom, they wouldn't make it, right?
IF I planted the bulbs in pots and brought them indoors if a freeze was imminent, then grew them inside until they finished blooming, then could I plant them outside?
Can they be planted in wintertime as long as the ground isn't frozen? They should have good roots from growing in the pots, right?
I'm looking at the lilies on the co-op over on MamaJack's cubit, and many of the ones I want only come in pre-cooled condition. They would be shipped here in October.
Here in Kansas we have freeze-thaw, freeze-thaw all winter long. Some years we get snow, some years we don't. My lilies generally do fine, but most years I plant them in the spring.
2nd question---I have some in a bag growing without being planted (long story, came from a friend who didn't get around to planting them) and I would like to plant them now.
Any advice or suggestions?
Thanks
Cindi
