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I'm supposed to be planting narcissus among the ivy.

To plant between now and before the ground freezes.

Saffron crocus

Begonias

Going to take the begonia inside.

Two begonia bulbs dug up along with one harvested ornamental sweet potato vine and 2 gloriosa lilies.

Got some bulbs in containers planted.

Still have to start these.

New lemon tree. Mealy bugs got the other one last winter.

We had our first frost and the annuals are done. Elephant ear and geraniums taken to the basement until spring.

Forcing Paperwhites

I only bought 10 bulbs this year. These are the first 5. I'll wait a couple of weeks to force the next ones for Christmas. Last year's pea gravel that I wash with soap after the paperwhites finish. Sometimes I add charcoal first then the gravel to keep any odor down. Finally add water but only up to the basal plate. You don't want the bulbs to rot.

They were ready to develop root. All those in 2 days.

Onto the shelf until...

Invasion of the Bulbs

I really will try to control myself in the spring when bulb catalog's for fall start arriving. And people like me pre order their bulbs. Now where to put them all. I can find containers. Some will go out front and some for the porch, and some for containers in the yard. Don't know if I'll plant any in the ground after last year's feast. But maybe some of the hyacinths since the critters can't stand them.

My Color Blends order. It's better. Last year I had a plastic crate of bulbs. I've down sized.

Going to try these again. Last year they and every bulb I planted in the yard was eaten.

They're my favorite but I think I bought to many hyacinths.

Nice bandanna from Color Blends. It will be worn by me on one of my gardening days.

When I thought everything had arrived this box arrived after dark. Glad we were home because it's pouring rain outside.

Can't wait to see them in bloom I think I'll put them in soil since they're supposed to be larger and may need the weight of a pot and soil. So they'll spend winter on the sun porch.

It took learning to realize that white and lighter bloom hyacinth bulbs are white. Nothing is the matter with the bulb.

What made me buy a 48" allium? Should be beautiful. I'm excited.

They're had to be a special on alliums. Why did I get so many for a tiny flower bed? Hopefully no one will take them. I realized last spring that some of the ones planted out front were missing. Didn't realize it until I looked back at my blog. So this blog does have a purpose if only for me.

They're 3 but they look like the bulb was split in 3 parts. That's not fair.I guess we'll be planting bulbs soon. You want to join me?