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This posting might be a bit late, but it is NOT to late to plant Spring Flowering Bulbs. As a matter of fact, being a bit late in the season, you will probably get them on sale, as compared to the people who bought then for full price, starting at the beginning of September. Bulbs can be planted until the ground freezes.

Fertilizing bulbs when planting ..First of all, bulbs that have been packaged for this Fall’s planting are filled with energy, and do not need fertilization. I have a friend that visited the tulip fields of Holland. He said, tulips that are grown for the Fall planting, are not allowed to produce a flower, the Spring before. A machine goes over them, and cuts off their heads, so all the energy goes into making a really healthy bulb, not flower production. The time to fertilize Spring Flowering Bulbs is when they emerge in the Spring. Use a granular time release all-purpose plant food like Epsoma Plant-Tone 5-3-3, Jonathan Green 5-10-5, or Pennington 6-10-6. Continue reading →