Finally sorted my bulb storage with some old crates.

I had spring bulbs all over the place in plastic bags. Found some wooden crates at a yard sale and cleaned them up. Lined each with newspaper and wrote labels on the sides. Now I can see what I have for planting without digging through piles.

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phoenixcampbell1mo ago

That crate system looks way better than my bag of mystery bulbs.

uma_baker991mo ago

My uncle tried that shoebox method one year and ended up planting marigolds in November. It was a sad sight. I feel your pain, the_wade, because my garage has a bucket labeled "stuff" that's basically the same deal. Phoenixcampbell is right, a good crate system beats a mystery bag every time. What kind of bulbs did you even end up with in that bag?

the_wade1mo ago

Remember that time you tried to organize your seeds, @phoenixcampbell? I had a similar mess with a shoebox full of seed packets. I tried to sort them by season, but then I got lazy and just shoved them all back in. Now it's a true mystery box, and I just plant whatever my hand grabs first. Your crate system idea is making me feel like I need to step up my game.