Gardening Bulbs – Proven Planting Methods of the Flower Bulbs That Will Blossom in Spring
August 30, 2011 
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Gardening Bulbs – Proven Planting Methods Of The Flower Bulbs That Will Blossom In Spring
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If you want bulb flowers to blossom in spring, you need to plant gardening bulbs in September or October, and for sure before first light morning or night frost. This rule is correct for Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere where there are such things like night or light morning frost.
During selection of the bulbs for your garden pay attention on the size of bulbs. In most cases follow this rule: the bigger the bulb the better blossom! If you are buying bulb tuber – its size is defined by its diameter, not its height.
Most bulbs must be in a dormancy condition, but some of them, like Crocosmia, are an exception to the rule – its bulbs can be sold with leaves. Gardening bulbs must be free from damage with clean surface. Stem of the bulb must be solid and without signs of roots and rottenness. If bulb is soft and its stem is soft as well, if you can see sprouts, and surface of the bulb is shrunken – it means, that this bulb is low quality and you will not grow good plant from it.
Each bulb plant blooms in certain period of time and if you pay attention to this you will get pleasure of blossoming bulb flowers from the very first moments of the spring.
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Galanthus is the first bulb flower that starts blooming. Crocus, Narcissus, Chinodoxa and the early Tulips will follow after them. Muscari, Tulips, Fritillaria start blooming in April and May. Allium usually flowers from the middle of May and till end of July.
If you choose you bulb flowers correct you may admire the scenery of the blossoming garden for several months from the very end of winter and till middle of the summer.
You need to make soil light thoroughly before the planting, and if in need – add some compost. Then, using bulb planter, dig the hole and put bigger flower bulb in it (in order to set it straight); it is possible to sow smaller bulbs.
There is a rule, regarding to planting depth: gardening bulb must be planted in a depth, twice the size its height. Flowers that have bigger bulbs, like Narcissus, Tulip and Hyacinthus, planting depth must be from 15 to 20 centimeters. For flowers with smaller size bulbs, like Galanthus or Crocus, planting depth must be about 5 -10 centimeters.
You need to make bigger distance between bulbs that bigger the size, than for smaller bulbs. Big should be planted in a distance of 12 centimeters from each other and the smaller bulbs about 5 7 centimeters from one another.
Sandy soil lets water through very well and from the other side clay soil stays wet for very long time. Gardening bulbs do not like when they are kept in wet conditions, so if such a case, you need to think about good flow-out of the water.
It is possible to make clay soil more airy and light by adding sand or compost there. You may add small size gravel into the hole before putting a bulb there.
After planting bulbs, you need to water them straight away this will make growing roots faster. The faster roots will appear the stronger and more stable will be bulb before cold and wet season and winter time.
When autumn rains will start you need to stop watering your garden, of course. If there is strong frost and there is no snow cover, you have to cover planted gardening bulbs by leaves, fir branches or straw.
Andy Thomas is an enthusiast and professional gardener who enjoys not only working with flowers but also loves helping people to create beautiful gardens by sharing his knowledge. You will find many pages of helpful recommendations about gardening bulbs, useful tips, techniques and professional advices how to plant, grow and look after your bulbous flowers, ideas about garden designs when you visit Gardening Bulbs Master
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Heirloom narcissus and leucojum (snowflakes) also will be good to go after the first fall rain. They'll grow new roots and foliage with decent moisture. These bulbs seem to thrive on their dormancy through our hottest and driest periods, the professor …
narcissus bulbs question by Feather_Pillow: Should I completely bury narcissus bulbs?
I’ve planted a pot of indoor narcissus, but I’m not sure if I should leave the tips poking out of the soil in the pot or cover them completely. What should I do?
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Answer by norag
cover them completely.
