Bulb Bonanza!
October 7th, 2008 at 8:39 am by Terri DeBoer under Weather
It’s probably a little difficult to think ahead (all the way ahead) to Spring, but if you’re motivated to do a little outdoor work now, next Spring will offer you a spectacular color show around your home.
Early October is a great time to plant bulbs that will produce great splashes of color around your home and garden after the snow melts. Right now, the still unfrozen ground is easy to manipulate, making it easy to dig holes and mix the soil with great nutrients before placing the bulbs. Hyacinth, daffodil, snowdrops, tulips and crocus bulbs are great to plant this time of the year.
Soil preparation is a critically important step in the bulb-planting process. A quick check of the soil pH (using strips you can purchase at any garden shop) will allow you to choose the right formula of fertilizer for your own soil type and condition. Also, make sure the area where you will be planting the bulbs has good drainage, so the bulbs won’t “rot” before getting a chance to sprout!
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The squirrels will also love you for feeding them fresh bulbs.
I don’t know about squirrels but the chipmunks definitely get most of mine.
They won’t eat the daffodils, but they love tulips. When you plant, dig a wide hole, place the bulbs where you want them, then cover them with chicken wire and then fill the hole with dirt. The bulbs can get out through the chicken wire when thy bloom, but the squirrals can’t get them out and eat them.
Ph in my yard, reads quit dumping batteries in your yard.
Sometimes I wonder what Perrigo puts into the air here in Allegan. But then I realise if it were Perrigo, it would be more than just my yard. People who owned this property before us, were severely careless with the yard. Maybe its that we’ve got more moss than grass in the yard.
Wow Lightning Watcher, that’s incredibly interesting.
The “critters” don’t seem to bother onions. I guess the flower bulbs must taste better to them.
What happened to those clearing skies you called for by late morning? Nothing but rain and clouds today!