Greenhouses and Gardening

To get beautiful flowers and plant you need to learn how to plant bulbs correctly. Planting bulbs I fairly simple but if you don’t so a few important steps you may not get the results you want. You need to prepare the area you want your bulbs to produce an ideal underground environment for them to grow.

You should choose healthy bulbs. Bulbs that are mouldy or withered should not be planted. The size of the bulb is not too important but you may get more flowers from larger bulbs. You should set aside a sunny spot in your garden to plant bulbs as they prefer sunlight. If possible bulbs should receive about 6 hours of sun a day.

Bulbs can be planted anytime as long as the soil hasn’t frozen. You will need to plant your bulbs before winter. Bulbs need this cooler time so that when the weather warms they wake up. If you don’t get cool winter temperatures then you should purchase some pre-chilled bulbs. To get the most root growth you should plant your bulbs before November.

Remember, when planting, the pointed tip of the bulb goes up! The pointed end is the stem and if it isn’t facing the right direction then it may take longer then you would like for the stem to emerge. It is tragic if they are planted the wrong way, as some bulbs are tricky to tell, but it may take a bit longer for you too see a plant.

If you want to promote root growth then you can sprinkle some superphosphate in the hole before planting. Large bulbs should be planted about 6-8 inches deep and smaller bulbs about 3-4 inches deep.

Sometimes animals may be a problem and eat your bulbs. It is possible to grow your bulbs in hardware cloth. The stem and roots can penetrate the cloth but the animals can’t get to the bulb. Some people say that sprinkling red pepper in the hole with the bulb as keeps rodents away.

You will not need to water the bulbs after the initial watering after planting. You should only water bulbs if you are experience unseasonably dry weather. After winter you will soon see the fruits of your labour with beautiful flowers.

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