Soak bulbs before planting?

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ShawnH Joined: 5/21/2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 30	Posted: May/30/2008 9:33 AM PST I read somewhere that in order to make flower bulbs unappealing to rodents and deer you can soak them in a solution, but I can't remember what the solution was. Does anyone know? Thanks in advance. Quote \| Reply \| Report

witt Joined: 3/28/2008 Location: Lancaster, SC Posts: 16643 Moderator	Posted: May/30/2008 11:34 AM PST I've never heard of it. I'll keep my eye on this area to find out, though! Quote \| Reply \| Report

carolyncat353 Joined: 4/29/2008 Location: Westlake, La Posts: 9806	Posted: May/31/2008 11:24 AM PST I've heard that soaking gladiola bulbs in a lysol solution (here we go with the lysol again!) helps prevent thrips. don't know the ratio, though. Quote \| Reply \| Report