How to Plant Tulips and Daffodils
Lowe's teaches you how to plant daffodils and tulips in the fall so you have a beautiful garden in the spring. The most popular spring ...
Dig in now for spring beauty
When fall is in the air, it's time to put spring in the ground.
Planting spring bulbs doesn't take a lot of effort, and the cheery appearance of crocuses and daffodils at winter's end will be worth the wait. Just dig a hole, drop in the bulb and cover it with soil.
That's the message Dutch bulb growers are trying to get out with their new campaign, Dig.Drop.Done ( www.dig dropdone.com ).
"They're so easy to plant. They come with everything they need for the first growing season," said Amy Dube, a bulb expert with the Dig.Drop.Done Foundation, an educational effort being backed by Holland's Royal Trade Association for Nursery Stock and Flower Bulbs.
Flower bulbs contain all the nutrients the plant needs to grow and bloom the first year, so there's no need to fertilize newly planted bulbs. And because rain is usually plentiful in fall, you probably won't even need to water, other than giving the bulbs a good drink when you plant them.
Plant once nighttime temperatures drop into the low 50s or the 40s for two weeks. When it's sweater weather, it's time to plant, said Sally Ferguson, director of the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center. Choose firm bulbs, and store them in a cool, dark place until planting. Broken or missing papery skin won't affect the bulb's survival.
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