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Jan 22, 2012 8:23 PM CST
Name: Larry Rettig
South Amana, IA (Zone 5a)
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I'm afraid you may be right. So far, this is the third year we've had a Zone 7 winter, and we garden right on the line between Zones 5a and b.

I haven't seen any green shoots from our spring bulbs yet, but then, again, I haven't looked all that closely. In the past, when the shoots appeared a bit too early and we had a number of hard frosts following, the shoots turned stiff and blue. I thought they were done for. Amazingly, all they suffered in the end were a few brown leaf tips. So there's hope for your bulbs yet!

Actually, it might be a good thing that your fall bulbs haven't gone completely dormant yet. It will give them extra time to grow bigger bulbs. Here's hoping! Thumbs up
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