Mudlady,

I'd go ahead and plant, especially the daffodils - they seem to prefer to be planted earlier than the tulips and crocuses. The rain shouldn't bother them at all. It might bother YOU to plant in soggy soupy soil, but the bulbs won't care as long as the drainage is reasonable. I've planted daffodls well into October in past years, and tulips into December. In fact, I hope to scoop up some bargain bulbs today and plant this afternoon while it's still nice.

I always try to plant tulips deep - at least 6" to the bottom of the bulb, and 7-8" if the soil is easy to work. That seems to deter my ever-pesky squirrels from unearthing them right away. Shallow bulbs = squirrel treats. I plant the daffodils deep, too, so the squirrels don't dig them up while hunting for tastier morsels. I place a piece of wire screen over newly planted crocuses, and leave it there until the ground freezes. Again, squirrel deterrent. Can you tell what my biggest bulb pest is? Joking aside, deeper planting also means that the bulbs don't get frozen in as quickly as shallow planted bulbs and have a little longer to get established before winter.

Laurel
(near Binghamton)

Thanks, Laurel. I am in Conquest, just north of Rt. 90, on five acres of recent farm cropland. I have 4 Siberian huskies in a fenced acre and I have found that their presence cuts way down on the number of small animals, both here and when I lived in Auburn. Few squirrels may also be due to the fact that I have zero trees anywhere near the house. So far, I have planted four trees and have three more to get in. I also have five shrubs to plant. Boy, do I hope my kids need work ;-)

Mudlady

Thanks for tip on wire screen will definatley try