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Readers Digest Condensed Version All About Flower Bulbs

 

Readers Digest Condensed Version

Easy to Understand About Flower Bulbs

1. Bulbs planted in the Fall bloom in the Spring.

2. Bulbs planted in the Spring bloom in the Summer.

3. Generally your local stores will only sell what you should be planting during a period of time when it is safe to sell. So, if you find it in the store, it's okay to buy and plant now.

4. Planting bulbs could not be easier. They are resilient. Even if you do not follow directions, they still thrive.

5. The basic of planting is to learn which way is up. Most bulbs will have one side with a point and one side that is concave. Place it in the ground pointing up. If you cannot tell which side is pointy, look for roots and put them down.

6. In general, plant the bulb twice as deep as its size. Therefore, very small bulbs can be just pushed into the ground with your finger. Larger bulbs are planted deeper. Just make a hole, drop it in, and cover it up. It's that easy. Yes, they have instructions for how far apart they should be, but I have found that doesn't really matter. Scatter them about or clump them together for a real "wow."

7. In general, God waters bulbs. Plant them and leave them. They will do their thing.

8. The biggest and hardest knowledge needed in growing bulbs is that you must leave the foliage after they bloom. Do NOT cut it back until it dies down. Why? It is during this time that the bulbs draw into themselves from the foliage the nutrients necessary to make beautiful blooms the next year. It is hard to let them be as the foliage can be so ugly while dieing back.

9. Don't forget to enjoy them while they last!

8/31/2009

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