Plant Spring Bulbs Now

This is the season to start prepping for spring. Tulips, hyacinths, crocus, daffodils, ect. get planted now so that they will come up in the spring. Bulbs are so easy to plant and take such little work, but you get huge impact out of them.

Quality: The bigger the bulb, the bigger the flower it will produce. Healthy bulbs are firm and fresh.

Planting: Loosen the soil before planting the bulbs. Press the bulbs carefully  into the soil with the pointed side up. Cover the bulbs with the removed soil and gently press down. 

Fertilizing: Fertilize with Bulb Tone in the spring as bulbs are emerging and again in the fall to help them over the winter.

Deer Resistant: Daffodils and paper whites are reliably deer resistant. Other bulbs should be sprayed with Liquid Fence at the first sight of emerging bulbs.

Designing Your Bulb Garden or Container: Three key factors to keep in mind when planning a bulb garden – flowering period, height, and color.

Plan your bulbs to have constant flowering for as long as possible. Crocus and Daffodils will bloom later in the spring. Grape hyacinth is a great gap filler between the two so that you always have color.

Keep in mind of flower height. You do not want to plant daffodils in front because it would block your view of the hyacinths.

Another tip is to plant large clumps of one color bulb. This will give you a greater impact than if you plant a few spaced apart.