Bulbs Gardening – How To Get The Best Results Out Of Your Bulb Planting Efforts

Executive Summary by: Lee Dobbins

Bulbs Gardening: Bulb planting can be one of the most rewarding things a gardener can do. As long as some simple ground rules (pardon the pun) are followed, bulbs grow easily and are very rewarding.

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Bulbs can be planted either in the fall or in the spring. Fall planting would be the preferred time to plant because that gives the flowers an opportunity to adjust to their surroundings, set their roots firmly, and bloom earlier in the spring.

Your bulbs will bloom later than those planted in the fall, but they will still put on an impressive show.

The majority of bulbs should be planted shallowly. Refer to the instructions on the bag or box for just how deep your bulbs should be planted. Be sure to fertilize and water thoroughly as soon as the planting is completed. If the bulbs have been planted in the fall, as the winter months progress, they will remain dormant in the ground.

If the stalk is cut off while it’s still taking in nutrients, in the following season, the flower will not bloom as well or may not bloom at all.

Add Color To Your Winter With Bulb Forcing By Following These Directions

Executive Summary by: Fred Myers

It is best to begin with fresh potting soil. It is not wise to purchase the potting soil
with fertilizer because your forced bulbs will be long gone before any benefit could be
derived from the fertilizer.

I would add some sand to the soil mix. The sand gives the soil the ability to drain faster and a forced bulb requires fast drainage. You can deposit this in a pot and use this measure to fill other pots for additional bulb forcing.

The pot should contain a layer of gravel at the bottom of the pot. There will be no way to insert your bulbs if you stuff the pot with the soil mixture.

You must plant only one type of bulb in each pot because of the different flowering times. Bulb forcing in the winter months can certainly be fun.

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