Monday, October 25, 2021

Plant Cheerful Spring Flower Bulbs Now

 



Did you already plant your spring bulbs?  From the end of September to the end of October is the best time, depending on which hardiness zone you live.  Spring bulbs will definitely shorten the winter, bringing lots of cheerful colors into your garden - long before everything else is blooming and before the trees will show their leaves.




Plant Daffodils, Alliums, Tulips, Hyacinths, Crocus, Snow Drops, Scilla Siberica... in groups of seven, nine, or eleven bulbs - each one to two inches apart from each other.  Plant them directly behind other perennials to avoid seeing their withered leaves after blooming.  Cut the blooms and their stalk after they fade, and let the leaves soak in the sun and healthy soil - in order to store nutrition for next year's flower show.  


The most important thing is that the part of the garden where the flower bulbs are to be planted must not become too wet during the winter.  Water that remains in puddles several days after rain will absolutely ruin bulbs.  After all, they originate from dry areas in Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the high plains of Central Asia. 


Crocus, Snow Drops, and Scilla brighten a boring lawn in spring and naturalize easily.  However, mowing your lawn after bloom should wait at least six weeks.



Early spring flowers can bring the color and warmth of spring to your garden weeks ahead of the official springtime - a joyful garden sight!  So, don't forget to plant lots of bulbs NOW.


More Information:

VIDEO

Amazing Spring Bulbs That Beautify Your Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TP3P4cs0Tc


Top Performing Springs Bulbs that Naturalize

https://www.gardenia.net/guide/12-top-performing-spring-bulbs-that-come-back-year-after-year 


Frequent Asked Bulb Questions

https://www.flowerbulbs.com/678/faqs


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