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Ever tried planting crocuses this late?

Garden noobGarden noob Posts: 260
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I'm tempted to get some crocus bulbs. Is it best to: 
a) pop them in the ground now and hope for the best (we're yet to have a hard frost... Winter feels late this year...)
b) store them until October to plant (do they keep well?)
c) forget about it until next autumn, buying bulbs nearer the time?

FWIW I'm in the South East and have a sheltered north-facing garden.

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    If you find some on sale, soak them in cold water for a couple of hours to re-hydrate them then plant immediately.  If you leave them till next autumn they'll shrivel and die.

    Otherwise, wait till next autumn and plant fresh bulbs.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you've seen some, as opposed to buying them unseen, and they don't look too dried out, buy them and bung them in pots or in the ground. They're quite forgiving.
    Anything shrivelled, as Obelixx says, isn't likely to do well though, so better to buy fresh later in the year.
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  • yorkshireroseyorkshirerose Posts: 574
    You should be able to purchase small pots of crocus already growing within the next couple of weeks at most good Garden Centres. They will be more reliable than crossing your fingers and hoping any dry corms found for sale now are still viable.
    Packets and loose bulbs/corms are on sale from early August, so any left over now are probably not worth buying.
    A gardener's work is never at an end  - (John Evelyn 1620-1706)
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