Fall Planted Bulbs For Saltation Flowers
The fourth dimension to flora jump blooming bulbs has arrived along amongst an abundance of bulb fellowship catalogs. Becky Heath of Brent as well as Becky's Bulbs has an article inwards this month's American Horticultural Society newsletter. You tin transportation away read the entire article at this link.
Heath says, "There are several approaches to combining bulbs amongst herbaceous perennials, shrubs, as well as trees. Choosing combinations that volition bloom at the same fourth dimension creates the biggest impact, similar the finale of a burn downward - works display. Combining plants therefore that they bloom sequentially amongst a slight over -plant tulips or lilies 8 to 10 inches deep, as well as therefore higher upwards them house daffodils, hyacinths, or alliums at almost 6 inches. Smaller early-blooming bulbs—such every bit crocuses, anemones, as well as dwarf irises—can fifty-fifty move planted inwards the conduct house 3 inches."
Heath's bulb-planting tips
The basic dominion of pollex for planting depth is 3 times the elevation of the bulb. So if the bulb is 2 inches tall, as well as therefore the bottom of the hole should move almost 6 inches deep. Tulips as well as lilies, which prefer actually cool soil, produce goodness from beingness planted fifty-fifty deeper—I oftentimes propose placing them 8 to 10 inches deep.
The roots of spring-flowering bulbs start growing inwards autumn, therefore afterwards planting, H2O the expanse as well as add together a topdressing of compost or a slow-release fertilizer that is depression inwards nitrogen as well as high inwards potash (5–10–20).