2006-11-02 07:11:19 · 5 answers · asked by lillies, calla & canna 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If your ground does not freeze to the depth of the roots you can leave them in the ground and mulch good. If it freezes to the depth of the roots you will have to dig the roots (tubers) up nad store in a cool dry place
2006-11-02 07:17:55 · answer #1 · answered by aussie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's about time to take care of that... best thing to do, is, assuming that all the foliage is beat-up --dead-- or almost lifeless, cut it down to ground level... then carefully dig out the bulbs and rhizomes. make sure you don't water the area at least 3-5 days before doing this, to avoid mudd. Some people divide or split the bulbs at this point, then deep the exposed area in wax to prevent fungus and desease. Others wait until they take the bulbs out of their hibernation to do this... it's up to you. Try to clean the bulbs from dirt and debris before you store them inside a cardboard box, lined with hay, pine needles or shredded paper. Make sure you store this box in a cool-dry place. I assume you're going to store it inside a tool shed, or maybe the garage, any of those places would be fine, but if you have rodents around, such as rats, squirrels or even raccoons, make sure you keep your bulbs inside a rodent-free container, and as I said before, must be a cool-dry place. By the way, rats can chew their way through plastic crates and wooden boxes. One thing that works for me is using old tins like the ones that old grandma used to store home made cookies. And as simple as that, you've stored your bulbs. Make sure you wait until the first weeks of the spring to plant them back and enjoy your luscious lillies again.
2006-11-02 11:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://y-bu.ymibi.org/
this page will show you about 15 sites that talk specifically about overwinterning cana and calla bulbs in Michigan
2006-11-02 07:29:22 · answer #3 · answered by Cassie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Northern Indian and I put them in a brown paper bag in the laundry room in the dark. Keep them dry and cool. Not all of mine make it (about 60%)
but beats replacing them all!
2006-11-03 15:15:27 · answer #4 · answered by bixbygretta 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in ridgetop of Pa. and gets cold here. When I used to grow canna's I had to dig them up in the fall and put them in peatmoss and keep them semi-moist over winter inside. then early spring started them inside and then transplanted them outdoors.
2006-11-03 13:55:30 · answer #5 · answered by roy_racer00 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋