>I would plant them now. I’ve grown them here in N New Jersey for 20 years. They survive complete neglect. I see >the flowers in Oct-Nov and If I’m around I pick a couple of threads and dry on the TV cable box. I don’t have the >burrowing critters you guys have to endure. Just squirrels that eat my fruit and Deer that eat my lilies. The foliage o>f the saffron crocus persists well into winter They're perfectly hardy here in Denver, too, where it never rains in the winter. (So that's no help.) The overwintering leaves will withstand -25C, but rabbits, and maybe mice, will mow down the leaves on a winter night when the dog is asleep. The constant removal of leaves weakens the corms. I cover them with attractive cages made out of chicken wire. Bob Nold Denver, Colorado _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…