Gardening @lemmy.world hinterlufer @lemmy.world 1y ago

What to do with flower bulbs in this time of the year?

So I got my hands on some flower bulbs which are typically meant to be planted in spring and I was wondering what I could do with them now. To be concrete, I have

Dahlia
Mirabilis jalapa
Ixia

I'm in USDA zone 7b/8a and I could either place them on a south facing balcony or inside. I've also read that you can force flowers in a vase with some bulbs such as Hyacinths but I haven't read anything about that with the ones I have. Or should I just keep them in storage until next spring and plant them then?

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I'd just hold on to them.
- Yup. Put them in a box and store them in a relatively cool, dry place. They should be good to go for next year.
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- Yeah, I guess that's what I'll be doing. Guess I'm just a bit inpatient.
  
  I got them on sale in a store so I'm pretty sure they haven't been forced last year. But I was just wondering if those are even suitable for that.
  
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