Old bulbs found in my cupboard...?

They are Dutch Iris, Rock Garden Allium, Blue Lilies, Crocus, and Glory of the Snow. I am not an experienced gardener, by no means experienced with bulbs but I have them and I know they are at least 1-2 years old. Is there any hope of planting them or reviving them to have blooms this year? Any advice would be great, with lots of details please and thankyou!!

Old bulbs found in my cupboard...?
wouldn%26#039;t hurt to stick them in the ground. i once had an amaryllis that i left dried up in a pot for a year. stuck it in the ground and 12 years later i%26#039;m still propagating and giving them away.
Reply:Go ahead and plant them. They may or may not bloom this year, but this is the way you become and experienced gardener, trial and error. Good luck and hope you have some beautiful plants!
Reply:First, check the bulbs. Are they all dried out? I had some like those that I tried to plant. They never came up.


Supposedly you can try to bring them back out if it if they are not too far gone. I have heard of wraping them in a damp paper towel %26amp; keeping them damp for about 10 days to see if the bulbs plump back up and start to take on roots. I have never tried this myself.
Reply:You might try potting them in moist seedling mix or a loose soil mix and setting them in a warm, sunny window. Keep the soil just moist (never wet or soggy). I am very curious about Blue Lilies. Not sure of your growing area, but Crocus and Glory of the Snow are planted in the fall in my area, for early spring bloom (Eastern Ontario); there are also fall blooming crocus. I was going to get into some detail about their after-care, but a good idea to find out if there is going to be any growth first.





Something I will mention, however is the bulb question. You did say bulbs, so it does make a difference in planting depth.





About crocus, their growing part is referred to as a corm and they are usually planted about 2%26quot; deep and 2 - 4 inches apart, however, in your case, you might try them closer to the soil surface, at this time, to prevent rotting.





Dutch Iris are planted 4 - 6%26quot; deep and 6%26quot; apart; againtry them closer to soil surface for now.





Lilies do not have a protective outer casing, and should not be allowed to dry out, but I%26#039;d try them, as well. Usually planted deeper, try close to soil surface.





Allium (Onion and Garlic family) - again, I would try them close to the soil surface.





Glory of the Snow - the same.





I wish you luck with even one of these bulbs. It is very exciting to have anything green surface from the soil. Take care.
Reply:It wouldn%26#039;t hurt to plant them and find out.




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