Plus, you are likely being assaulted, daily, by emails proclaiming impossibly deep sales at bulb houses.
Consider all the fall bulbs
Its not only tulips, either.
They arrive looking much like garlic bulbs, and they grow in the same manner.
They come in different forms, too: bulbs and corms, which look like tiny spiders.
Peonies and poppies arrive as bare roots, and irises arrive as tubers.
Each gets planted slightly differently.
Places to get great end-of-season deals of bulbs:
Holland Bulb Farm, up to 85% off.
You want to plant as close to arrival as possible at this point.
Some of the bulbs might have a little mold.
The bigger the bulb, the deeper the hole.
Alliums, which are big, require deeper holes than crocuses, which are quite tiny.
This is the most ideal, so you could see what else is in the area.
Bulb planters give you tidy holes to toss the bulb right into.
This allows me to figure out spacing and make adjustments.
This works for the standing or handheld version.
Remove the planter, and you have a perfect hole for your bulb.
Tubers also spread easily, so see to it to plant them with enough space to grow.
Bare roots should be planted below the soil line.
Find the top of the plant, so all the roots are hanging down.
Now backfill the hole.
Corms should be soaked overnight before you plant them.
Theyre curious-looking little roots, but the little arms of the spider all face in one direction.
After soaking, those roots will plump up, and now it’s possible for you to plant them.
You want the soil you plant into to be loose.
Theyre quite small, so this isnt difficult.
