Is anyone starting to plant bulbs?

[mommytotwo]

We had gone to Lowes a couple of days ago, and they have a variety of different bulbs on sale. The ones that really caught my eyes were the deep purple and red gladdiolas. I have had a bunch of different colorful bright colored ones but never seen these beautiful dark ones. Does anyone have these?

 

[Honeybehr1]

I am so clueless when it comes to gardening. I did plant in the fall over 200 tulip bulbs. I am hoping I didnt mess them up and that they do come up.

 

[mommytotwo]

I am so clueless when it comes to gardening. I did plant in the fall over 200 tulip bulbs. I am hoping I didnt mess them up and that they do come up.

Good luck with your tulips.
I am going to plant two different types of gladdiolas and some lillies today.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I am so clueless when it comes to gardening. I did plant in the fall over 200 tulip bulbs. I am hoping I didnt mess them up and that they do come up.

Tulips are planted in the fall, so you did right. The bulbs that mommytotwo is talking about are the tender, summer-blooming bulbs. It's too early around here to even think about planting, or working the soil in any way. Although it's been unnaturally warm here in the Northeast, I wouldn't put glads, dahlias, or any other tender bulb, root, or corm in here until the soil warms up and is dry enough to work (late May, early June typically here).

I've never lived in a Pacific state or island, so I imagine gardening must be a wonderful, year-round pursuit there (garden envy overwhelming me here )

 

[mommytotwo]

Tulips are planted in the fall, so you did right. The bulbs that mommytotwo is talking about are the tender, summer-blooming bulbs. It's too early around here to even think about planting, or working the soil in any way. Although it's been unnaturally warm here in the Northeast, I wouldn't put glads, dahlias, or any other tender bulb, root, or corm in here until the soil warms up and is dry enough to work (late May, early June typically here).

I've never lived in a Pacific state or island, so I imagine gardening must be a wonderful, year-round pursuit there (garden envy overwhelming me here )

Yes, we are able to garden here year around, so that is one of the plus. But I am not able to plant alot of things. One that I want to really try are berries like blueberries.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Yes, we are able to garden here year around, so that is one of the plus. But I am not able to plant alot of things. One that I want to really try are berries like blueberries.

Berries are a lot more work than they're worth around here, though, because of the birds. You must net the bushes to protect them. The only ways I get fresh berries from the bush are at berry-picking farms (they do all the spraying and netting) or picking them from the wild on a mountaintop in Maine (these are lowbush types, so the birds can miss a lot).
I grow blueberry bushes, but mostly for the wonderful fall foliage (bright red, rivals the invasive burning bush for color).

 

[DebºoºS]

I am so clueless when it comes to gardening. I did plant in the fall over 200 tulip bulbs. I am hoping I didnt mess them up and that they do come up.

Good luck with your tulips! Wow, that's a lot of planting What colors? Are they in one large bed or small groups?

mommy2two said

The ones that really caught my eyes were the deep purple and red gladdiolas. I have had a bunch of different colorful bright colored ones but never seen these beautiful dark ones. Does anyone have these?

We have planted dark ones and they looked beautiful but for only one season. They didn't come back. Too cold. I just love any color glads anyway. Maybe because it's my birth month flower
Can't wait to start planting here.

 

[Honeybehr1]

Good luck with your tulips! Wow, that's a lot of planting What colors? Are they in one large bed or small groups?

On both sides of my driveway there are flower beds, so I planted different variations of yellow in each of those. Some have a little bit of white and red. In the front yard near the house,I planted the purple ones (about 30 there in clusters)
I figured some wont come up but if they all do it will look amazing I hope.
I would love to plant some gladiolas.

 

[mommytotwo]

Good luck with your tulips! Wow, that's a lot of planting What colors? Are they in one large bed or small groups?

mommy2two said
We have planted dark ones and they looked beautiful but for only one season. They didn't come back. Too cold. I just love any color glads anyway. Maybe because it's my birth month flower
Can't wait to start planting here.

I did end up buying and planting those two types of gladdiolas, but not all of the bulbs.
Maybe when we have our seed/bulb exchange, I will include some in there.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Patsy, your new glads sound beautiful, I've only begun to value the glads and I do have a few bulbs. The main problem is that they have to be taken up in the fall, and sometimes over the winter they dry out. The same thing happens to dahlias. For the most part, I stick with fall planted bulbs.

We have inches of snow/ice on the garden buds. Those daffodil leaves that began growing in January have had a shock! I think the buds are still safe, I sure hope so, I love daffodils!

Bobbi

I wonder where the flower "smilie" is!

 

[DebºoºS]

On both sides of my driveway there are flower beds, so I planted different variations of yellow in each of those. Some have a little bit of white and red. In the front yard near the house,I planted the purple ones (about 30 there in clusters)
I figured some wont come up but if they all do it will look amazing I hope.
I would love to plant some gladiolas.

Your tulip palntings sound beautiful. Make sure you take some pics when they bloom. We love to see them here.

Glads are tender bulbs in some zones so you may have to dig them up in the fall. Even though they shouldn't stay in the ground in my zone I leave them in year after year because it's very protected.

 

[hlbtimes2]

I planted tulips and daff's in the fall. I think it was 100 of each. If the sun is still here this weekend, I need to get outside and divide up and replant my canna lillies tubers. They really multiplied last summer.