My new tested “out squirrel them” system of planting a spring tulip-cutting garden has worked out well over recent seasons.
Credit for this creative idea goes to a couple I know who have a productive alley garden and often have extra room for other plants after the fall garlic is planted and the other summer-growing vegetables are harvested. One year they had some leftover spring blooming bulbs so decided to give them a home in the same bed where the garlic was planted.
More is better, so purchase several or scores of bulbs or packages if you can. You will want many bulbs for cutting over several weeks to make arrangements.Shopping local is the best and first choice; online is second, especially when stores sell out. Bulbs are often discounted in late October and November .
Adding fertilizer to the planting area is optional since the bulbs are treated as annuals and have all the nutrients they need bundled into themselves for next season’s bloom.Use pest repellant in your bulb garden to deter hungry squirrels. Place the bulbs in the bed spaced as directed on the package or closer. As extra anti-tulip scent insurance, sprinkle the area with pest-repellent granules, which will not harm the bulbs.
Water the bulbs well after the soil is in place, then again when the final layer of shredded leaves is added. Water the bulb garden once a week if fall moisture is scarce and again in the spring when temperatures warm up and growth begins. Keeler: Show Prime the money! CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders isn't just college football's best story. He's its biggest bargain, too.Say "howdy" to Crocs new cowboys boots, on sale soonKeeler: Ex-Broncos tackle Billy Turner on Nathaniel Hackett, Sean Payton, Broncos Country? “They just got some stuff to figure out.”
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