Comments on: Planting Tulips, Part 2

By: JoeLand

JoeLand — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:49:28 +0000

That is a lot of work, but such is the life of a gardener. I can’t wait to see your pics come springtime

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:11:47 +0000

Great question! I tend to be so tedious and slow that my husband and I really can’t garden together (but he’s great when you need something muscled and fast . Bulbs scare me. My garden’s still in flux as I replant things I put in the maybe-not-so-great place at first. But then I’ve interplanted bulbs, and how do I know where they are? I plant little sticks in the ground to remind me, but it’s not so elegant.
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By: Ilona

Ilona — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:11 +0000

Interesting thoughts about garden personalities. I was always so particular, but then developed more of a shortcuts style to just handle the workload. The guilt trips however are harder to divest from my garden style!

I have fifty last bulbs to plant. Hope I get them in this week- you are an inspiration.

By: Country Gardener

Country Gardener — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:20:42 +0000

They’re still blooming, but they look congested in spring. There must be hundreds of bulbs in each grouping now – they have really grown thick.
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By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:26:51 +0000

I have done that before, and it is quite a project. Brent of B&B’s Bulbs says improving the soil can bring them back to blooming again. Meaning, they have used up all the nutrients and the soil fertility needs to be improved.

By: Country Gardener

Country Gardener — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:20:40 +0000

For the past couple of years, I’ve been meaning to dig up a few overgrown bunches of daffs and split them. And for several years, I haven’t done it. Too lazy, I guess, or maybe too overwhelmed. Maybe next year?

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:53:37 +0000

In other beds I do it that way. But the linear nature of this bed, which hugs the driveway, seemed to call for a linear approach.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:52:09 +0000

Dee, I didn’t know where the other bulbs were. When I only have a small amount of bulbs, I do plant them your way.

By: Dee/reddirtramblings

Dee/reddirtramblings — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:09:10 +0000

Gosh, Kathy, I had to chuckle at your last question. Your method was so neat and precise. Mine so isn’t. I just use a dibber or a narrow spade and made small holes and drop them in. I have so many other bulbs in that bed, and I don’t want to hurt them. Mine would be the scattered mind method.~~D

By: Mr. McGregor's Daughter

Mr. McGregor's Daughter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:55:04 +0000

I could never dig up a square foot as you did. I prefer the more random method of laying out the bulbs on top and stuffing them in around the things already there. If there isn’t already something in the area, I lay the bulbs out on top, then dig out an area in a shape to encompass where the bulbs go, and then put them all in at once. I guess that does reflect my personality. I prefer to eyeball things and then just sort of wing.
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