Blue and white mold on corms?

[Guff]

Paul, I agree with all you said. They may die and rot, I may not even see flowers. At $7 a corm, I agree I should have said I want then replaced now. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have sent them as I received them with all that mold growing. The problem was the corms were sent in plastic ziplock baggies, and there was moisture on the insides of the baggies.

Here is the Dark Eye corm cleaned, not sure if the top grow shoot is good, I didn't peek under the paper.

[Guff]

Thanks everyone for your help and input.

I received replacement corms today, and just got done planting all what I had ordered.

[Guff]

It was 60 here the other day, so I thought I would check on the Dark Eyes and Wildlife corms that I received with all the mold. They we both rotten. I then went to check the replacements. Not sure which but either the Wildlife or Dark Eyes was also rotten. I didn't make tags when I planted the replacements, therefore I don't know which rotted.

I have a  question, should these heuffelianus not be let allowed to dry out while being stored? The Carpathian Wonder was sent damp with some dirt. I did check on it, and  I could see a grow shoot.

Happy New Year!

[Janis Ruksans]

It was 60 here the other day, so I thought I would check on the Dark Eyes and Wildlife corms that I received with all the mold. They we both rotten. I then went to check the replacements. Not sure which but either the Wildlife or Dark Eyes was also rotten. I didn't make tags when I planted the replacements, therefore I don't know which rotted.

I have a  question, should these heuffelianus not be let allowed to dry out while being stored? The Carpathian Wonder was sent damp with some dirt. I did check on it, and  I could see a grow shoot.

Happy New Year!

I don't know your full name but I hope that corms are not from me as I'm not using zip-lock bags. All three varieties are raised by me. All three can to stay out of soil quite long if the bulb shed isn't too hot. Carpathian Wonder and Dark Eyes are more susceptible to drying out, but I never had real problems with them. I keep them all in open boxes or in hot weather cover them with silver sand but without polyethylene. Of course I'm not keeping them out of soil very long. I dispatch my orders in first half of August and after that immediately I'm replanting all Corydalis, Crocuses and Erythroniums. So they are back in soil in August. Usually had no problems. Possibly yours were kept too wet and in too thick polyethylene bag not allowing breathing for corms.
Janis

[Guff]

Janis, thanks for the info. They weren't purchased from you. Do you think the heuffelianus being sent in middle of October is to long to be out of the ground? Crocus here die down mid June. Maybe I should ask if I can have my crocus sent July/August when I order again.

I have a hunch that the other rotten corm will turn out to be Darkeyes. I still have one corm of Darkeyes that looked ok, but there wasn't any grow shoots showing or roots growing.  Think I'm going to give up on Darkeyes, that would be 5 corms that I have tried. Maybe my last corm will show in the spring.

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis, thanks for the info. They weren't purchased from you. Do you think the heuffelianus being sent in middle of October is to long to be out of the ground? Crocus here die down mid June. Maybe I should ask if I can have my crocus sent July/August when I order again.

I have a hunch that the other rotten corm will turn out to be Darkeyes. I still have one corm of Darkeyes that looked ok, but there wasn't any grow shoots showing or roots growing.  Think I'm going to give up on Darkeyes, that would be 5 corms that I have tried. Maybe my last corm will show in the spring.

Oh, stone out of my heart.
Yes, I suppose that mid-0ctober is far too late. I harvest crocuses in mid June, too and best time to replant is August.
Most possibly the other one is just DARK EYES as it is pure heuffelianus, so more susceptible to drying. Here Crocuses planted at end of September grow very poorly and almost are not flowering, not forming good roots and seriously weekens. I despatch all bulbs to my customers only in first two weeks of August.
Janis

[David Shaw]

Our local garden centre has finally removed the bulbs from it's shelves along with the Christmas decorations. They were still there the week before Christmas.

[David Nicholson]

Bulbs are still being displayed at our local garden centre and I saw a couple buying packets of crocuses and Narcissus today.

[Joakim B]

David if the bulbs where nice and firm and the weather is OK like in Portugal one can plant and have some come up. If the the plants are all dried up it is borderline on criminal and I always talk loudly about how bad the bulbs are and hope the staff will hear. Doing this in Sweden (planting very late) is much more of a gamble and I think we lost most of the ones we tried this with.
I see garden centers with bulbs that are dry enough to self ignite being sold here in Portugal and that is probably why bulbs are not as popular as they should be (since they never come up anyway). They are sold at full price so the buyers have no warning that they are buying carp (I did not dare to have the a r reversed).
Kind regards
Joakim

[Paul T]

I can't resist....

Joakim,

It sounds like there is something fishy going on with the spring bulbs! 

Sorry, your carp comment just couldn't be ignored! 

[Joakim B]

Paul Fishy it is  I have had galathus becoming narcissus so You are right 
In Portugal the bulbs may be carp but the fish is sundried and salted cod (preferably from Norway).
Take care Paul.

[johnw]

Sorry, your carp comment just couldn't be ignored! 

You have heard about the youngster who dropped his wallet in the pond at the local carp farm?  The fish passed it along from one to the other... carp to carp walleting.

johnw

[Anthony Darby]

I don't understand?

[mark smyth]

wall to wall ....

[Maggi Young]

Puts me in mind of my old friends, Mr and Mrs Wallcarpeting and their son, Walter