Should I dig up my bulbs and try again?

In a previous question (just posted) I noted that I had found a moist bulb at the bottom of one of my pots. I bought some bulbs a while back and some of them looked like ugly little hairy spiders, and I couldn't really tell which way was up. The one I pulled out of the pot didn't look like an ugly little hairy spider, so I put it back in, right side up, and hoped for the best. I am seeing no progress from this pot,and it has been well over a month...and the soil smells like the cats had a party in it... so would it be a good idea to go ahead and extract the bulbs, let them dry, and try again? I'm trying to get some plants up to take to another property once they are established.

Should I dig up my bulbs and try again?
Yes, you should completely change the pot, soil and location of your bulbs or the cats will just continue remarking the territory.



Ideally, it's best to start them in a protected sunny area until they are established. Not all bulbs will start for you, that is why several are put in the ground or pot to root.



The acid and ammonia in cat urine can retard the growth of or outright kill plants.



As for the amount of time it takes for bulbs to sprout, a lot depends on how warm the soil is and the amount of sun they get. If they are to wet, you will get bulb rot.



Good luck
Reply:when bulbs start sprouts and roots they use energy from the bulb. so if u disturb the bulb after u planted it and it started giving rotts and sprouts it will not have any energy left in a bulb, so it dies. i would not disturb bulbs. u may change upper layer of earth, but u never ever dig out bulbs after u planted them and they ajusted and started growing.
Reply:ITS THE WRONG TIME TO MOVE BULBS AND I WOULD JUST TAKE SOME OF THE SOIL OFF THE TOP AND REPLACE IT.

BITS OF ORANGE PEEL AROUND THE TOP OF THE SOIL SHOULD KEEP THE CAT AWAY AS THEY DONT LIKE IT.
Reply:Yes that sounds like a good idea to me.

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