In which I consult the green-thumbed, grubby-footed part of the lazyweb

[commodorified]

We bought some calla-lily bulbs and - oops - left them in the trunk for two weeks.

I am QUITE sure they got frozen at least once in that time.

Have we killed them? Should we just pick up more?

In happier news, the porridge experiment turned out splendidly, and I have either planted or made preparations to plant - you have to soak morning glory and sweet pea seeds overnight first - three egg-cartons of flower seeds.

As oursin said recently, hounds ov spring sai ARF ARF.

Now I must shower and LBD-ify to go and celebrate my bride's new status.

Comments

[sara]

*shrug* I would stick them in the ground, on the "why the heck not" principle.

[commodorified]

The downside to that is that they were meant for the centrepiece of a very fancy and conspicuous barrel, and if I don't replace them and they're dead I'll have a gaping space. So I think I shall replace them and put the originals somewhere less critical.

[sara]

*blinks* A very fancy and conspicuous...barrel?

Y'all do everything a little different up north, dontcha.

[commodorified]

Well, the location is conspicuous; the annuals are fancy. The oak barrel is fairly plain. :)

[metaphortunate]

I lol'ed. :D

[sage]

Given that bulbs are meant to spend the winter in the ground, I think they should be fine.

[linaelyn]

As a Lowland-Coastal Californorian, I may be off-base, here. But my recollection is that Calla Lilies are not freeze-tolerant, as evidenced by my (suddenly-transplanted-from-Michigan) mother thinking *all* bulbs needed to be overwintered to have their best blooms, and therefore, digging up the Callas in our yard and "hardening them" in the frost-free freezer compartment in SoCal for about four weeks... resulting in dead-as-a-doornail Calla bulbs.

Car trunks ≠ freezer compartments of the fridge. YMMV.

Huzzah for crock-pot porridge! I miss Red River. It's hard(ish) to find out here.