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Unwanted Crocosmia Bulbs

februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
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I'm changing colour scheme this year and I have A LOT of Crocosmia George Davison I need to dispose of. I've already given as much away as I can but I still have a crazy amount left. Would you say it's OK to put them in garden waste for the council to take away? The council has a list of things that can and can't be put out but there's no yay or nay about flower bulbs. My concern is that they aren't listed as OK as they have a tendency to grow again. They've been out of the ground and exposed to the elements since October so may no longer be viable but at the same time this is crocosmias we're talking about.
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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    According to this article in the Guardian, it's safe enough to put them in your green  waste bin. 

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/nov/08/gardeningadvice-gardens#:~:text=They can be separated and,a gardenful on your hands.
  • februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
    Thanks 🙂 It seems I should've specified crocosmia bulbs in my Google search rather than just flower bulbs!
  • gjautosgjautos Posts: 429
    @februarysgirl you could offer them on the seed swap page? 
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    I dug up 99% of mine a couple of years ago - there were about 20 buckets full of corms (and yes I still find them 😄). I put them outside in bags, a few at a time, with a sign saying 'crocosmia, please help yourself.' They were all gone by next day. Worth doing if you have people passing by.
  • februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
    @gjautos I dug them up in October and the ones I didn't give away were just left out exposed to the elements. Because of that, there's a reasonable chance they're no longer viable and I wouldn't want to give anyone duff corms.

    @Slow-worm And I thought I had a lot of crocosmias! I live in an area where it's not a good idea to encourage people to take things from your front garden 😂
  • foxwalesfoxwales Posts: 69
    Donate to community gardens if you can, or spruce up a bit of your own community with them.  
  • gjautosgjautos Posts: 429
    februarysgirl said:
    @gjautos I dug them up in October and the ones I didn't give away were just left out exposed to the elements. Because of that, there's a reasonable chance they're no longer viable and I wouldn't want to give anyone duff corms.

    @Slow-worm And I thought I had a lot of crocosmias! I live in an area where it's not a good idea to encourage people to take things from your front garden 😂
    Fair enough. Its just me, I hate throwing plants away😃
  • februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
    @gjautos I'm generally the same but in this case there were just so many of them that I haven't felt guilty the way I usually would. I'd given the majority away at work and normally I give OH's mum unwanted plants but she won't take crocosmias because of how they run rampant 😂 I'm waiting for the backlash for when my colleagues realise I've given them something that'll take over their garden 😆
  • februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
    @foxwales The corms have been outside all autumn and winter exposed to the frost, snow and sub-zero temperatures. It's quite possible that most, if not all, of the corms are knackered, donating them knowing that would be a d**k move. Planting crocosmias in the wild is actually illegal because of how invasive they are.
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    Why not just leave your surplus corms in the bags they are in. Wait for them to rot down then put their remains on the compost heap? 
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