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Gardening

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4. I think you can plant them during a thaw and they'll be fine.

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:44 PM

Jan 2013

The big deal about fall planting is so you get them in before the ground freezes.

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I didn't get my bulbs planted before the snow! [View all] hedgehog Jan 2013 OP

if your bulbs have been exposed to very cold air for several weeks hollysmom Jan 2013 #1

It worked when we dug through the snow to plant 6" down. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #2

I think you can plant them during a thaw and they'll be fine. Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #4

I read somewhere long ago that they need 6 weeks of cold/dark RainDog Jan 2013 #5

Plant them as soon as you can. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #6