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Storing BulbsWhere to store all the plant bulbs you dig up this fall? In the leg of an old panty hose. Hang high in the garage and let the air circulate around them.

 

Flower Bulb Savings Continue - bulbs

Flower Bulb Savings ContinueJust because a garden center marks down bulbs to clear the inventory doesn't mean it's too late to plant the bulbs. Bulbs can be planted any time. Sometimes though, if planted very late, they might not bloom til the second year.

 

Gardener's Easter Basket - Easter decorated flower pot with bulbs and two Easter plant pokes

Gardener's Easter BasketI have a few people who love to plant bulbs and garden. This basket is full of bulbs, and yet has the decorations for the season added for that special touch. Any plant-lover would be blessed to receive a gift like this, that celebrates life with the promise of new growth and beauty in the garden!

 

Store Flowering Bulbs Upside Down - bulbs in mesh tube

Store Flowering Bulbs Upside DownWhether you store bulbs in a box of dry sand, Perlite, or another medium, or whether you hang them in a material that permits good passage of air, always be sure to position the bulbs upside down.

 

A plastic Easter egg with bulbs inside.

Santa's Spring FlingI found the perfect package for some gladiolus bulbs I had left over. I put them in a large Easter Egg, and wrote "Santa's Spring Fling" on them. The bulbs will keep in the egg and be ready for spring when is warm enough to plant bulbs in the garden.

 

Hyathinthoides hispanics - Spanish

Growing Bluebells (Hyacinthoides)Hyacinthoides is a genus in the family Hyacinthaceae. It includes H. non-scripta the English bluebell (also known as wood hyacinth) and H. hispanica, a separate species.

 

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Free Plants by Dividing BulbsOne year, my mother was given a potted Easter lily. After the blooms were spent and shriveled, she gave me the plant, to do with as I liked.

 

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Planting Straws With Your Spring BulbsWhen planting your spring bulbs it's almost impossible to remember exactly where you planted them. Buy a box of straws and stick them in the soil above the bulbs, leave 2" showing above the soil. I planted pink straws with my tulips, yellow straws with my daffodils and so on.

 

Planting Small Bulbs

Planting Small BulbsFor years, I have used this pencil for measuring the depth to plant small bulbs like these freesias. The tiny ones need to go in 1 inch and the larger ones at 2 inches.

 

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Forcing Tulips IndoorsI picked up a couple of bags of tulips last fall and decided to see if I could spring grow them in the house. I put them in the basement fridge for a couple months. Then I moved them to the freezer.

 

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Ways To Protect Bulbs from WildlifeAs a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and also an Advanced Master Gardener I frequently have people ask questions about keeping their gardens from being eaten by wildlife while not harming the wildlife.

 

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Gravel For Protecting BulbsDig a hole for your bulbs, press gravel at the bottom of the hole and along the sides, put the bulb into the hole then put more gravel on top, cover with dirt. Squirrels and other wildlife cannot get at the bulbs.

 

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Bone Meal And Screens For Deterring Wildlife From BulbsWe have had the same problems. Last year when we planted tulip bulbs, we prepared the area with bone meal deep underneath the bulbs, as we are convinced that the bone meal is what they smell, and want to dig up.

 

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Use Spices to Protect Garden BulbsTwo seasons ago, I lost 200 bulbs to squirrels. They cross the highway to get to our yard like it was a salad bar at Boston Market. I read that an older lady used spices, particularly cinnamon and cayenne.

 

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Saving Gladiolus BulbsWhen saving gladiolus bulbs, remove the green portion of bulbs with a weed wacker, thus eliminating bending to each bulb. You'll save time and strain on your back.

 

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Marking Where Bulbs are PlantedWith spring finally here, it's time to get outside and plant some flowers, vegetables and bulbs. I usually forget what I have planted where. Now I just find a nice sized rock and with a permanent marker I write the name on the rock.

 

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Deterring Dogs from Bone Meal FertilizerPlanting bulbs can really enhance your landscaping. Use a little bone meal to help fertilize each bulb (place about a teaspoon full under each bulb).

 

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How To Plant BulbsPlanting bulbs is relatively straightforward. Dig a hole, drop in a bulb, and cover it with dirt. Well, at least it's almost that easy. To get them off to a good start, follow these bulb-planting tips:

 

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Tulips Not BloomingThe leaves on my tulips under my lavender bush appear every year, but not the flowers. Can anyone tell me why and what I can do? Should I dig them up and plant new ones?

 

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Forcing Hyacinth BulbsI'm forcing a couple of hyacinth bulbs indoors and I've dug them up from the flower bed, gently washed the bulbs and roots and put them in a pretty glass vase with water. Now, my question is, should I use some Miracle-Gro Quick Start in the water so they can have some nutrients or not?

 

Planting Amaryllis Outdoors red amaryllis in garden with cat

Planting Amaryllis OutdoorsHas anyone planted Amaryllis outdoors? When and how should I plant mine? I've heard of them being put outside but don't know how deep to plant them and if they can be left outside permanently.

 

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Storing BulbsI store my bulbs (and various other flower seeds) in the drawers of an old dresser in the basement. It's provides plenty of cool, dark space, and keeps things not-too-dry and not-too-moist (and quite tidy).

 

Flower leaves from a bulb that have been braided.

Braiding Bulb LeavesWhen bulbs are finished blooming, you must keep the leaves in the ground until they turn brown, or else the bulbs will rot in the ground and you won't have any next year. So, instead of having a sloppy looking area where my bulbs were, I braided the leaves and turned them under to form large "O"s. It makes the area look nice and clean. Then, when they all turn brown, as in these pictures, they are ready to cut off. Happy Gardening!

 

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Forcing Bulbs For The HolidaysPlan now for your holiday bulb display. You can have a dishful of paper whites a bloom in as little as four weeks.

 

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Dig Up BulbsDig up bulbs now for forcing during the winter. Put them in the refrigerator for about a month. Then plant them in pots and let them grow. Then they will be ready to plant for flowers at Christmas time.

 

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Mark Your BulbsIf you have different varieties and colors of flowering bulb, make stakes out of old miniblinds and write the color and type on the stake. It is always harder to remember the type and color after they bloom.

 

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Dig Bulbs for ForcingDig up bulbs now for forcing during the winter. Put them in the refrigerator...

 

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