Carolina Gardening: Sprouting too soon?, 1 by didigger

didigger wrote:
I planted a slew of ixia bulb 2 or 3 weeks ago. They've begun to poke their leaves through the dirt. I'm no expert on ixia, by any means, but it seems a bit early in the season to me. Will they survive the winter? Am I going to have to protect them now? I should really ask these questions before I go and put things in the ground, huh? I learn better from mistakes though.

[picture is obvioiusly not of MY ixia]