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Bulbs look best in clumps

To get this natural looking effect, dig a large area and plant several bulbs at once or simply toss the bulbs into the air and dig holes wherever they fall.

Mark Your PlantingsTo make sure you don’t disturb your bulbs by trying to plant something in the same spot, mark where and what you have planted.

Don’t Forget Your Spring CareWhen your bulbs have finished flowering, cut the flower stalks to ground level. Don’t cut it while it’s still green because the bulb needs time to photosynthesize and store food for next year’s flowers.

Divide Your BulbsMany bulbs spread and increase, making the original planting overcrowded. If you want to move or divide your flowering bulbs, the safest time is when they enter their dormant period. This is usually just after the foliage completely dies. Dormancy is brief, even though nothing is happening above ground, so don’t put this task off.

tips

Planting BulbsTips for a Beautiful Spring-Flowering Bulb Garden Choose healthy bulbsAvoid bulbs that are dry and withered, spongy or moldy. In general, the larger the bulb for its type, the more flowers.

Choose a good locationMost flowering bulbs prefer full sun, but that can be almost anywhere in the spring, before the trees leaf out. A well-drained soil will prevent the bulbs from rotting in cool weather.

Look at your bulb to see how deep it should be plantedPlant bulbs to a depth of about 3 times their diameter. For Daffodils, that’s about 6-8 inches. Smaller bulbs can be planted 3-4 inches deep.

Plant your bulbsDo this before mid-November where the soil is soft enough to dig a hole.

Plant the pointed side up The pointed end is the stem.

Add fertilizerMix some fertilizer into the soil at the bottom of the hole at planting time to encourage strong root growth.

Check your bulbsIf animals dig up or eat your bulbs, sprinkle some red pepper in the planting hole or plant your bulbs in a cage made of hardware cloth.

Cover your bulbs with soilReplace the soil on top of the bulbs.

Water your bulbsThis will help them settle in. Through the fall and winter, don’t water your bulbs unless it’s a very dry season.

Watch your bulbs grow into flowers by spring!