How do I store canna bulbs over the winter?

I live in Southern Ontario %26amp; I know that the bulbs should be dug up over the winter. In what manner should I store them in my house?

How do I store canna bulbs over the winter?
I dig mine up every year after the first frost. Remove all the dirt and let them sit %26amp; dry for a couple of days. I then set them in crumpled newpaper in a basket in the basement over the winter. I have had great results so far.
Reply:Put them somewhere that they will stay cold, but not to the point of freezing. I'd suggest getting some straw to store them in; make sure it is nice and dry; fill the bottom of a cardboard box with it, and put the canna bulbs down in it in layers. Don't forget to LABEL THE BOX if you are storing several kinds of bulbs. Keep it in a dry, cool-to-cold, dark place, and they should be ready to go in the spring.
Reply:when you buy those bulbs in a store you'll find that they are packed dry, in a dry peat moss and put in plastic. So I'd suggest doing that. Even in the spring when you go to the plant nursery you find them in like deep boxes of a lot of that dry like peat moss (not planting material, this has no soil in it, it "almost" has the feel of dry shreaded paper). Then store them in a dry dark place (making sure the package won't sweat) for the winter.
Reply:Just keep the rhizomes in a frost free place. Don't let them dry out completely but don't keep them too wet or they will rot off.





I lift them and keep them in old wine crates covered with spent potting compost.





Pot them up in fresh compost in early spring to bring them on a bit before planting out.
Reply:in a cool dry spot in some paper bags


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Reply:I've always kept them right in the pot .(upstate NY) If they are in the ground, dig 'em up %26amp; pot them . Let them get frosted, but not frozen , just 1-2deg %26lt; freezing . I usually wait 'til late Oct , so they won't be dormant as long , i.e. less risk of dying . After the dead leaves harden off a bit , stick the pot in a dry,cool, preferably dark (not absolutely required) place . Let them get dryish, but not 100%, dust-dry . When you water do it very sparingly (1-2 cups /~ half liter in a 5g pot, for ex., is plenty ) Probably have to water 2-3 times during the winter. When they start growing ,in late March- mid April , bring them into the light %26amp; start watering a bit more , but still sparingly, until they get some leaves fully up %26amp; open.

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