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Its time to start planning ahead
for a dazzling showcase of spring flowers. Plant an assortment
of spring blooming bulbs before the first frost such as Lily
of the Valley, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Bearded Irises, and
my favorite flower the Hyacinth.
To Plant:
Dig a hole about 6-8 inches deep
and twice as wide as the bulb. Mix some compost and some bone
meal into the soil, generally plant 2-3 inches apart. Place bulb
in the hole with the tip of bulb up. Fill in the hole with soil,
firm soil down. Water well. In cold climates add a layer of mulch
about 2 inches.
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Success Tips
Culture: Flowers in spring, requires
full sun or partial shade. Well drained soil. Sprinkle bone meal
over bulbs. If you plant bulbs 2 inches deeper than recommended,
you will have daffodils grow back every year.
Poisonous. All parts, especially the bulb. Symptoms
of poisoning; abdominal pains, diarrhea, & vomiting. |
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Culture: Flowers mid-spring,
requires full sun to partial shade. Well drained moist soil.
It is a ground cover, so allow room for it to spread.
To propagate: Divide plants and
replant.
Poisonous. All parts. Symptoms of poisoning upset
stomach, irregular heartbeat.
Culture: Flowers late winter
- early spring, requires full sun or partial shade. Well drained
soil.
Tulips
Culture: Flowers early spring,
requires sun or light shade. Well drained soil. In early summer,
dig up bulbs dry and store in a cool dark place until fall.
To propagate: Pull small bulblets
from the base of the bulb then replant.
Poisonous. Bulb.
Culture: Flowers early - late
spring, requires full sun & well drained soil.
To propagate: Every few years
cut the rhizome into several pieces with each section having
a few leaves and roots. Replant pieces.
Hyacinths
Culture: Flowers early spring,
requires partial sun - partial shade.
Poisonous. Bulb.
A sure sign that spring is just
around the corner is when colorful blooms of crocuses gently
peek through the white snow. |
