Leftwood said:
Keep the bulbs warm (55° or more) and plant them outside in mid to late summer. Planting them outside now or in early summer could begin the cold treatment process because the soil has not warmed sufficiently, and you risk them finishing their cold treatment in the fall before winter arrives, and they might sprout in the fall.
Rick, I emptied some of my dried hybrids bags and I found that three never made the N/S transition and just rotted away. I then decided that my best way of storing those bulbs until correct fall planting time arrives, would be keeping them warm inside and store them in a box. I could have them placed inside a layer of wood shavings with some fungicide powder to avoid rot. I don't know how moist they ought to be stored though. The box can be kept in a dark warm attic with temps in the range of 55ºF daytime. Since that side attic is next to my kitchen I can regularly check for their well being, however pros or cons around this strategy are more than welcomed. Of course the final stage of my learning curve is to figure out when should be the best time to purchase these pre-treated Lilium bulbs. Perhaps receiving them mid July, placing them in pots inside my warm greenhouse until ready to go out in mid October, keeping them in bags the first readjustment season and let them finish off near to normal outside. Finally place bulbs in ground late fall. Hopefully let them multiply naturally...
TYiA
Arturo
