Tulip Blossoms……….. and the show goes on and on
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Ahhhhhhhhhh the wonderful world of tulips and other spring flowering bulbs. The show thus far has been nothing short of spectacular. It does pay to plant a variety of “fall” bulbs because of the elongated blooming season. In particular my tulips have been a show in motion for well over two months now. I realize that many folks can’t plant tulips beacause of deer problems, and to that I do say…. I’m very sorry. However with so many other wonderful fall planted bulbs and tubers you can still have a very good show of early color. I also planted a couple of fritalaria (Crown Imperial), the yellow variety and they both did a great job of blooming as well as an increase of conversation as to “What is That!!!”
As with all flowering bulbs make sure you don’t remove the foliage until after it turns yellow or brown. Feed your bulb beds with some or our (Redmond Greenhouse) “Cold Climate” granular organic fertilizer. This task will better ensure a repeat showiing in the spriing of 2010.
Great early spring flowers that might help cover fading bulb foliage might include the likes of Snapdragons, violas, veronica, and calendulas. Happy early spring and I hope your early planting are doing well…………….. Doug
Ahhhhhhhhhh the wonderful world of tulips and other spring flowering bulbs. The show thus far has been nothing short of spectacular. It does pay to plant a variety of “fall” bulbs because of the elongated blooming season. In particular my tulips have been a show in motion for well over two months now. I realize that many folks can’t plant tulips beacause of deer problems, and to that I do say…. I’m very sorry. However with so many other wonderful fall planted bulbs and tubers you can still have a very good show of early color. I also planted a couple of fritalaria (Crown Imperial), the yellow variety and they both did a great job of blooming as well as an increase of conversation as to “What is That!!!”
As with all flowering bulbs make sure you don’t remove the foliage until after it turns yellow or brown. Feed your bulb beds with some or our (Redmond Greenhouse) “Cold Climate” granular organic fertilizer. This task will better ensure a repeat showiing in the spriing of 2010.
Great early spring flowers that might help cover fading bulb foliage might include the likes of Snapdragons, violas, veronica, and calendulas. Happy early spring and I hope your early planting are doing well…………….. Doug
