can you plant on top of bulbs
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newbie wanting to plant annuals over bulbs oilpainter (3). You can't plant anything over bulbs but you can plant beside them and let the Annual spread out over where the bulb is. That would mean that you have to have spaces between your bulbs. Planting over them wouldn't be good for the bulbs or the Annual.ou can also dig up your bulbs and plant them in pots and allow the foliage to die back. Pull off the dead foliage and store the pot in a cool dry place until the fall, when you'd plant them again. Like Bookmark September 26, 2010 at 5:29PM. Thank you for reporting this comment.
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Growing Daffodils Daffodils are suitable for planting between shrubs or in a border, or for forcing blooms indoors. They also look wonderful in a woodland garden and in large groves. You’ll find that many gardeners plant the bulbs not just by the dozens but by the hundreds! Their flowers are excellent for cutting.
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- While British breeders focus on showstoppers and cut flowers, the emphasis in this country, says Heath, is on robust garden plants that grow and multiply well. Daffodils thrive in pots too, and Heath recommends layering bulbs among tulips, hyacinths, and muscari to create “living flower arrangements.”.
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How to Dig Up & Preserve Bulbs for Spring Planting Remove tender bulbs and bring them inside before winter. Spring bulbs are planted in the fall and summer bulbs in the spring -- a swirl of seasons that is difficult to keep straight. It is easier if you think of bulbs as either hardy or tender: the hardy ones survive a winter in the ground; the tender ones cannot.ried bulbs are ready to store in a cardboard box punched full of air holes. Peat moss is the classic covering for stored bulbs, but you can use any other dry medium such as perlite or vermiculite. Be sure each bulb is surrounded by at least 1 inch of medium.
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Planting spring bulbs 1 Bulbs are some of the easiest garden plants to grow, needing only a well-drained soil and some sunshine. 2  As a general rule, plant bulbs two to three times their own depth and around two bulb widths apart. 3  It's important to plant bulbs with its top facing upwards. 4  If unsure, plant the bulb on its side.
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- 1 Plant bulbs deep—at least 8 inches, measuring from the base of the bulb. And that means digging even deeper, to loosen the soil and allow for drainage, or creating raised beds. Remember, the bigger the bulb, the deeper the hole it needs.  Set the bulb in the hole with the pointy end up.
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Daffodils and Tulips in Containers Daffodils and tulips start flowering early in the spring and continue through to early May so a succession of pots can be used or one large pot can be planted with a succession of bulbs. These containers really do shout spring is sprung!Daffodils. Daffodil varieties for pots need to be chosen with care.Many have a single large flower sitting on the top of a relatively tall stem with attendant luxuriant foliage so the actual flower power can be rather limited.ut tulips and daffodils should not be put in the same vase but they will happily grow in the same pot and can be mixed with other spring flowering bulbs to make either dramatic or long lasting displays. My favourite daffodils for this are the mid-season ‘Toto’ and ‘Hawera’.
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Daffodils and companions: Dig less, plant more! for a fabulous spring flower display So, I plant clumps of 3 or 7 bulbs rather than 2 or 8. After you've placed the daffodil bulbs in the hole and filled it halfway with soil, you'll have a hole of the perfect depth for planting smaller bulbs around and between them. Think about the effect you'd like to create, in terms of both color and bloom time. For an earlier show of color, when the tips of the daffodil leaves have barely begun to emerge, plant handfuls of crocus bulbs around and between the lower daffodil bulbs. Snow crocus (Crocus chrysanthus), tommies (C.
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Planting & Care Interplant the bulbs in the spring using one or two colors of annuals. Place bulbs behind the plants on the front edge of a border planting. Plant taller flowering bulbs behind lower growing foreground shrubs. Plant bulbs with groundcovers and perennials like hosta or daylilies.his means most large bulbs like tulips or daffodils will be planted about 8 inches deep while smaller bulbs will be planted 3-4 inches deep. Planting depth is measured from the bottom of the bulb. This rule of thumb on planting depth does not apply to summer bulbs which have varied planting requirements.
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Landscaping with Bulbs Grouping Bulbs - With the major spring flowering bulbs such as tulips or daffodils, plant at least twelve bulbs of one variety in a grouping. The more bulbs planted of one variety and color, the greater the impact. The smaller spring bulbs should be planted in groups of 50 bulbs or more to have impact. Grouping Bulbs - With the major spring flowering bulbs such as tulips or daffodils, plant at least twelve bulbs of one variety in a grouping. The more bulbs planted of one variety and color, the greater the impact.
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How to Plant Bulbs In colder climates, plant hardy bulbs as soon as possible after purchase. In milder areas, plant in late October or early November after the soil cools — if you need to store them before planting, keep them in a cool location. In warm-winter climates, you may need to pre-chill hardy bulbs before planting. Refrigerate them in a container with a lid for 8 to 10 weeks. Shop for Bulbs.
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How to Plant Bulbs Spring is the best time to plant tender bulbs such as: 1  Gladiolus. 2  Dahlias. 3  Caladiums. Elephant ears.
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- 1 Plant bulbs to a depth of about 3 times their diameter. 2  Mix some bone meal or superphosphate into the soil at the bottom of the hole at planting time, to encourage strong root growth.
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Encourage Your Tulips To Come Back Shop for Tulip Bulbs. As many gardeners know, daffodils are dependable repeaters, perennials that return year after year with more and more blooms. But tulips are somewhat different. The tulip, for all its spectacular beauty, is one of the easiest flowers to grow successfully in the garden.ll species tulips, the wild ones, are totally perennial, as are many of the minor bulbs including crocus. 1  Plant bulbs in a well-drained area. 2  Plant tulip bulbs deep -- about eight inches deep, measuring from the base of the bulb. 3  Water bulbs after planting. 4  In the spring, after the blossoms have passed their peak, clip off the flower heads ...
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Questions & Answers A. Generally, tulips are planted about 6 inches below the soil surface and about 4 inches apart. Rule of thumb – Plant bulbs 3-4 times as deep as the bulb is wide. For example a 2 inch bulb should be planted 6-8 inches deep.
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- Spacing: Give each plant 36 or more of space, although they can be underplanted with spring flowering bulbs or groundcovers. Depth: Plant with the top of the crown about 2 to 4 below the soil so that a good portion of the old stems are buried. New sprouts will only emerge from below the soil and any new buds (bumps at the top of the crown/base of the stems) must be covered. Top with 1 to 2 of mulch after planting.
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How to Plant Tulip Bulbs in Spring Sometimes, though, circumstances delay planting and the ground freezes in the winter. Plant the tulip bulbs as soon as the ground thaws in the spring, even if new growth has already started. Dig the soil up to a depth of 12 inches. Remove weeds and rocks. Break up soil clumps and loosen the soil. Spread 1 inch of peat moss on top of the planting area. Work this into the soil to the depth of 12 inches.
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Growing Crocuses 1 Plant tulip bulbs in the fall, 6 to 8 weeks before a hard frost is expected and when soils are below 60 degrees F. (See our frost charts.) This timing ranges from early autumn (Zone 4) to late autumn (warmer zones).ou can plant the bulb in a pot if you like. When the foliage turns yellow/brown remove the leaves and take the bulb out. If the baby bulbs are big enough remove them and put the mother bulb and babies in a paper bag and place in the refrigerator for 6-8 weeks before planting.
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Growing Bulbs Indoors What's more, they are among the easiest bulbs to grow indoors. The following bulbs are the easiest to force into bloom because they don't require a chilling period: 1  Amaryllis: Blooms appear six to eight weeks after planting.  Paperwhites: Blooms appear three to five weeks after planting.
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- Planting Depth. The general rule of thumb for planting spring bulbs is to plant two to three times as deep as the bulbs is tall. This means most large bulbs like tulips or daffodils will be planted about 8 inches deep while smaller bulbs will be planted 3-4 inches deep.
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How to Plant Tulip Bulbs How to Plant Tulip Bulbs. Two Parts:Getting Ready to PlantPlanting the BulbsCommunity Q&A. Tulips are a gorgeous spring flower that come in a rainbow of colors and a myriad of shapes. Plant them in the fall, before the ground gets cold and hard, and watch them grow and bloom when the weather turns warm in the spring. Keep reading to learn more about planting tulip bulbs.
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Is It Too Late To Plant Spring-Flowering Bulbs? Instead, plant bulbs in flexible plastic pots. When the weather warms and the bulbs start to bloom, slip these nondescript plastic pots into a more decorative pot before setting them outside. Look for a potting soil that is fast-draining and relatively porous, with a good percentage of perlite, vermiculite, or bark.
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Planting Spring Bulbs in Containers I plant the bulbs just as I would in the ground, at a soil depth of twice the diameter of the bulb. If I am planting more than one type of bulb in the same container and they require different planting depths, I layer the bulbs (illustration at right). I fill the container to the right level and plant the larger bulbs, then cover them with soil until it’s at the proper depth to plant the smaller bulbs.
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- Undo. hopflower (z8/z15 CA Sunset). You can also plant annuals on top of bulbs if you want to save the area for bulbs to either repeat themselves the following year, or for you to replant the area with bulbs. You can change the annuals you choose each year as well.owever, in no-frost, low-frost areas, there isn't any clear time for planting one thing and not another. You could stick with low-growing gentler ground cover perennials right on top of the bulbs. By gentler, I mean NOT English Ivy--very few bulbs can push through that.
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Siberian Squill Adding the blue of Siberian squill to a garden can cool and soften the effect of the bright and intense color of many tulips and daffodils. If space is limited in a garden, Siberian squill bulbs can even be planted on top of deeper-planted spring bulbs such as daffodils and tulips.hile Siberian squill spreads very easily by seed once established in a garden or landscape, this ornamental is best initially established by planting bulbs. Select bulbs that are large, firm (not soft), and free of gashes and other blemishes.