Bulb:Bulb:Bulb . . Easy-Going Gardening

Here is a quick way to do something great in the garden? 

Stick some bulbs under a bit of earth, and then sit back and wait. 

You might even forget they’re there, and surprise yourself come springtime with some colorful blooms as the earth wakes up to great another growing season.

Hint:  squirrels like to munch on tulips, but daffodils seem to remain fairly undisturbed.  First-timer recommendation: go with daffodils or narcissus.

Look for bags of bulbs in special displays at the grocery and big box stores or local garden centers this time of year, or send away for some mail-order specialties.  In person, you’ll want give them a little squeeze…bulbs should  feel like onions… firm to the touch.  Sniff them, too… Ick? If something smells fishy, find a different bag.  You do need to dig a small hole to drop the bulbs into.  A regular trowel will do, but  there are special tubular bulb digging trowels that make the job even easier.  Then cover them up with a blanket of soil for the winter.  You’ll need to get them in the ground before it freezes, which in central Kentucky stretches to about Thanksgiving time (brrr).

To do a quick survey of what’s available on-line, click on some of these sources:  Brent & Becky’s Bulbs …..  White Flower Farm …..  Old House Gardens

~ by glowwormgardener on September 28, 2009.