i would just plant it ... let ma nature take care of it..

just about anytime.. i tried to love a plant to death.. i accomplished such ...

the issue in a house fridge.. is humidity control ... think of it this way.. if you can not make a head of lettuce last all winter in the fridge ... how could you make a plant survive ..

yes it can be done.. its done commercially.. but they have precise machinery to accomplish such.. and lots of practice ... and they have a loss rate which is acceptable to them ...

what i am suggesting is that there are too many variables for a newbie.. to succeed .. except for blind luck.. and good luck with that ...

plant it.. its not too late.. and the plant is supposed to go dormant ... mulch heavily in a month or two ... late winter heave would be the issue for me in a ground freeze zone ..

ken

Thanks for the reply... Ive got it outside during the day, and in the garage at night... Ill harden it off for a week or so, then get it in the ground and mulch it.