Canna Lillys -

Tomstrees · November 19, 2007

Hey everyone ~ hope all is well ...

A few years ago, our Great Aunt Fran passed, and no-one wanted to take her "prized cannons" (cannas) she grew every year.
I've been growing them and over-wintering them for a while but wanted to fine-tune my storage method.

I've dig them up and they are drying on newspaper in the shed.
The have long roots on the bulbs. A couple questions:

How long should I dry them for?
Can I cut the roots off?
How should I properly store them?

I have been using a metal tray with some medium in it - but have heard about storing them like onions.

How do you store your bulbs?

Thanks !

~ Tom

Worth1 · November 19, 2007

Tom we leave our cannas in the ground here in the Austin area.

I simply cut all of the dead material back to the ground and they come back next year.

Here is a good link for all sorts of bulbs including cannas
Which is not really a bulb.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distrib...re/DG1117.html

Worth

November 19, 2007	#1
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Canna Lillys - Hey everyone ~ hope all is well ... A few years ago, our Great Aunt Fran passed, and no-one wanted to take her "prized cannons" (cannas) she grew every year. I've been growing them and over-wintering them for a while but wanted to fine-tune my storage method. I've dig them up and they are drying on newspaper in the shed. The have long roots on the bulbs. A couple questions: How long should I dry them for? Can I cut the roots off? How should I properly store them? I have been using a metal tray with some medium in it - but have heard about storing them like onions. How do you store your bulbs? Thanks ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

November 19, 2007	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Tom we leave our cannas in the ground here in the Austin area. I simply cut all of the dead material back to the ground and they come back next year. Here is a good link for all sorts of bulbs including cannas Which is not really a bulb. http://www.extension.umn.edu/distrib...re/DG1117.html Worth