Spring flowering bulbs are a real delight to have in one’s garden. It’s a pity that they only bloom for about 50 days in a year, Yet that shouldn’t dissuade you from planting these beauties in your garden. Choosing the right kind of bulbs for your garden involves more than just choosing the color. You have to see the cultivars, and time it absolutely correctly. Make sure that the bulbs that you purchase are healthy. Healthy bulbs are firm, well rounded and heavy for their size. Discard any bulbs with weak spots or spongy areas as this is a sign of a disease Bulb.
Planting Bulbs
While planting bulbs it is advisable that you find a patch in your garden where a bunch of them can be planted together. Most people buy about 50 bulbs and then go around planting them in an unorganized manner all over the garden. However the true beauty of these flowers will only come to light when they are seen blossoming as a bunch. Ideally you should have those bulbs planted in fall before the soil freezes. This is to be done because the roots require time to stretch into the soil and then it’s just about ready to bloom when spring comes around. Also plant the bulbs at least 21/2 feet deeper than their length. The deeper that you plant the bulbs, the longer they will live.
Caring For Bulbs
Even though bulbs do not grow for a major portion of the year, they require a little looking after every once in a while. Remember the most important thing is that you must never remove the bulb foliage when it’s green. The green leaves nourish the bud for next year’s flowers. When the bulbs come up in spring and start blooming, you should cut out the blooms before they start to wither. This keeps the bulbs from producing seeds as that requires a lot of energy, thereby leading to droopy and diseased flowers. Some of the popular bulbs are listed below.
Daffodils
If you want these beautiful flowers in your garden in the spring make sure that you have them planted by early fall. Daffodils have a habit of turning their head towards the sun all day. So you might want to keep that in mind before you plant these beauties, you wouldn’t want them turning their back on you! Daffodils do not need too much fertilizer. Just layer the top bed of the soil once and leave it at that.
Dahlias
These beautiful bright bulbs bloom from summer till frost making them a must have bulb for you garden. Dahlias vary greatly in size, you may want to take that into consideration when you plant them. Plant the larger bulbs at the back row and the little ones in the front. Dahlias need quiet a bit of fertilizer to survive, so make sure you keep the soil well fertilized and also these beautiful flowers need regular watering even when they are under the soil!
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