Where do I store bulbs?

Hello crazynurse. We live in Michigan so the winters get quite cold and the ground freezes. My daughter digs her elephant ears and the bulbs that come from the southern climates. She puts them in saw dust or pet bedding made from wood chips. She puts t hem in one of those big plastic storage containers then stores them in the garage. She also has a rather large fish pond but leave some of her plants in the pond. She keeps the filters going all winter for the fish and certain plants.

Hello crazynurse, I live in India in the western part where we have mild-to-moderate temperatures in winter, but during other seasons I have the problem with my bulbs germinating too early. So what I do is store the bulbs in ziploc bags with dry sand. This helps preserve the bulbs well, but I have to keep the sand in the sun for a day or two to get it all dried up with no moisture. I do not know if it will work in your case but you could give it a try as it probably won't attract moisture in airtight bags.

My mom always stores her bulbs in the garage but they don't get extremely cold in the winter (might free 2-3 times) and the garage is attached to the house so I'm sure it gets some heat.

It would help to know which plants and where you are in the US. Some flowering bulbs require that cold winter hibernation right where they are. For instance, we could not grow tulips in San Diego and expect them to come back the next year. I have canna lilies. My brother in Oklahoma leaves his in the ground, here in Kansas that is an iffy proposition. The ones I had in the past did not make it. These are some he gave me, and they are in a place close to the foundation of my house, they may make it. I have lilies of various kinds, I just leave them. I had a neighbor suggest to me, when I got some bulbs and did not have time to get them planted, that they would store nicely in peat moss in my basement. I would say the same would be right for your bulbs.

Knowing the Gardening Zone that you live in could help to answer this question. I live in the Pacific Northwest, Zone 7 and thankfully, do not remove my tulip, daffodil, crocus, hyacinth bulbs...but I do know that the common ground frost depth is about 4"..so I plant all bulbs about 6 inches deep. It takes them a little longer to come up in the spring..but that is the only drawback. DRY sawdust...and DRY sand, perfect mediums for storing in...and the garage (coldest but not freezing part) great for storage! Happy gardening!

I live in a country with mild winters, so I don´t take them out, except for dahlias which don´t like so much Winter soaking. You have to store them in a cool, dark place that is dry. Whenever I have doubts about gardening, I check on internet. It´s awesome as there are sites with videos and explanations of everything. It helped me a lot when I started my vegetable garden. The first year I followed only the package instructions and hearsay and it did not work. The following year I asked the web Luck with your bulbs. They are all SO beautiful!