Unusual flower bulbs for your garden and how to plant them

1. How do you plant different bulbs together?
2. How do you plant bulbs in a garden?
3. What are the easiest bulbs to grow?
4. What month do you plant bulbs?
5. What happens if you plant bulbs in the spring?
6. What can I plant over bulbs?
7. How do you plant a bulb garden that blooms all year?
8. Do bulbs need to be soaked before planting?
9. What happens if you plant bulbs upside down?
10. What triggers bulbs to grow?
11. What bulbs can I plant now for summer?
12. What is the best soil to plant bulbs in?

How do you plant different bulbs together?

In the ground, bulbs need to be planted around three times their diameter apart, but in containers, bulbs can be packed more closely together. You do need to make sure the bulbs aren't touching though, and aren't touching the sides of the pot either.

How do you plant bulbs in a garden?

Instructions

1. Prepare the soil. It should be loose and well-drained. ...
2. Determine the planting depth. Planting bulbs at the correct depth helps them start to grow at the right time. ...
3. Dig the hole and place the bulb, nose up (or roots down). ...
4. Once they're planted be sure to give your bulbs plenty of water.

What are the easiest bulbs to grow?

Below are some really easy plants grown from bulbs that I use in my gardens.

• Dahlia. Dahlias can hold their own among the most beautiful blooms in a flower border. ...
• Lily. A very easy bulb to grow and plant, the stately lilies come in many different types. ...
• Eucomis. ...
• Ornamental Onions (Allium) ...
• Ornithogalum arabicum.

What month do you plant bulbs?

Spring-blooming bulbs, such as tulips and daffodils, should be planted in September or October when the soil temperatures have cooled. Summer-blooming beauties such as dahlia and gladiolus are best planted in the spring after all danger of frost has passed.

What happens if you plant bulbs in the spring?

Waiting until spring to plant the bulbs will not satisfy these requirements, so spring-planted bulbs will likely not bloom this year. ... The bulbs likely won't bloom this spring, but they may bloom later in the summer, out of their normal sequence, or they may just wait until next year to bloom at the normal time.

What can I plant over bulbs?

Go ahead and plant small annuals around and even on top of those bulb plantings, just taking care that you don't dig very deeply and cut into the bulbs. Small bulbs such as crocus and snowdrops will be closer to the surface and you must use care not to dig them up.

How do you plant a bulb garden that blooms all year?

Plant fall-blooming bulbs in late winter and early spring.

1. Determine the light requirements for the specific bulb type. ...
2. Clear the garden bed of weeds. ...
3. Dig the organic material into the top 8 inches of the soil using a tiller or a garden fork. ...
4. Place the bulbs on the soil in the formation you want them to grow in.

Do bulbs need to be soaked before planting?

Planting depth: Plant 5" deep. Soak bulbs for 2 hours in luke warm water before planting.

What happens if you plant bulbs upside down?

It will still grow, even if it's upside-down, although the plant will be unnecessarily stressed and may eventually die if left upside-down. You can always dig up the bulb after it has finished flowering to see which side the leaves have emerged from (that's the top of the bulb).

What triggers bulbs to grow?

Botanically speaking, a bulb is a short stem surrounded by fleshy leaves that store food during dormancy. As soon as you plant it in the fall, a spring bulb starts growing. ... As they develop, the roots absorb water and other nutrients that they store in the scale leaves.

What bulbs can I plant now for summer?

Top 10 Summer-Flowering Bulbs

• Allium.
• Oriental Lily.
• Begonia.
• Freesia.
• Gladiolus.
• Polianthes tuberosa.
• Crocosmia.
• Bearded Iris.

What is the best soil to plant bulbs in?

The best type of soil for flower bulbs is a sandy loam. It can be described as a balanced mixture of clay, sand, silt and a modicum of organic matter. Sandy loam usually is around neutral pH and affords good water drainage, root permeability and adequate nutrition.