Even though our fall harvest is mostly done by hand with spading forks, bulbs can still be bruised or lose scales during the digging process. These bulbs are normally set aside during our pre-packing inspection and then later planted back into the propagation field for another year’s growth. Out of nearly 30,000 bulbs dug for fall shipping, a few will need to be planted back, some were too small or not perfect. We must move our planting stock from field to field for rotation and in three years it will be time to move the bulbs once again to fresh virgin soil for the next cycle. Rather than having a "patchwork quilt" of small batches that are not cost effective to maintain, we have elected to offer them to you at a discount this fall. Many aren't pretty, and you might still have to remove a soft scale here or there, but the flowers will be beautiful. All are solid bulbs and the bulb nose itself is undamaged and ready to grow. Most of these bulbs were deemed to be undersize for shipping, but all did flower this past season. The undersize bulbs, although small, will flower next summer. Some might have two and three noses, meaning they will put up two or three stems next year and can be divided by you next fall. If you don't require cosmetically perfect bulbs, but are happy planting smaller bulbs at a discount, this sale is for you. Quantities are limited and all are packed 6 to a package. In some cases there are only 7 or 8 bulbs of a variety and you will receive all of them for the price of the 6. When they sell out, we are not going to whack bulbs with a hammer to make more bruised stock, so when they are gone, that's it for this fall. Examples shown in photo are 'Eudoxia' on the left, a large bulb that the stem pulled out through the side during harvest. In the upper right, the small 12/14 white bulb is a double nose 'Tiny Bee'. Lower right, we have a size 14/16 'Sumatra' that will produce 1 to 3 flowers next year. Please note: No free bonus bulbs with this sale, as they are already reduced. Sale price reflects a savings of 40% from our regular priced bulbs. We have single 6-packs available that are not listed, which we'll use as substitutions if necessary. We will mail orders after November 24th. |
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