How to store lotus short term

[nmpondguy]

I received a lotus tuber in the mail a few days ago.  It is still in the box, in a large ziplock bag along with a layer of dry peat moss.  I had planned to plant it this weekend but it is snowing today.  Now, I may not get time to plant it for a week or two.  Can I just keep it in the house packaged as it is or should I store it some other way?

 I've always read that lotus tubers are very delicate.  I hope I don't kill it before I even get a chance to pot it.

TIA,
nmpondguy

[Rad Michelle]

You can leave it in that bag on the counter or in a cupboard or on shelf in garage just to keep it dormant they can stay like that for a while... If it by chance starts growing at the growing tips just be careful when planting it because u can't damage those tips ! I just lay my tuber on the soil and put a rock in the middle to anchor it place away from those tips

[nmpondguy]

Thanks Rad Michelle.  Now I can rest easy.  I'll put it in the garage untill I get time to plant it.