Planting Bulbs

Emmsmom · 10-01-2006, 06:18 PM

I just planted a ton of bulbs today. It was such a nice day outside and it was perfect for planting. I planted Tulips, Daffodils, and a few Hyacinths. I will probably be going back out this week to buy more bulbs. They are a little pricey but well worth it. Does anyone here plant bulbs? If so what kind do you like?

10-02-2006, 12:07 AM

i always order bulbs from Breck's. i thought at first they were kind of pricey but they always come up beautiful every spring and they make more "babies" as my dtrs. say. i have been ordering the reblooming irises and daffodils every year for about five years. i don't have a green thumb so if i can't kill them you can't kill them...i just plant 'em and leave them alone.

they are always so big and pretty when they bloom.

Mandy · 10-02-2006, 12:42 AM

I have tried planting bulbs in the past, somehow only few came out. I love it when they start coming out, they look so new and fresh!!

magnolia · 10-02-2006, 05:02 AM

About the only bulb I could plant would be a light bulb - I have a black thumb and planting the light bulb would give me the same result as if I planted a flower bulb - nothing!!

You'll have to post pics when things begin to bloom

I love flowers, just can't grow my own but I do enjoy seeing what others have done!

Mandy78 · 10-02-2006, 05:16 AM

I have never planted any flowers before. I usually just buy hanging baskets and this for summer! I may give it a try, but 1st have to figure out where to put them in my landscaping! LOL! I went to Breck's website. Everything looks sooo pretty!

When is the best time to plant them?

Janet · 10-02-2006, 05:41 AM

I've never planted bulbs before (can you believe it? In-laws were florists). Do you have to dig them back up again? This thread should be a question and answer thread....LOLOL I love Hardy mums, do they come up every year? I like the flowers you plant once and enjoy year after year, but don't know if there are very many of those.

10-02-2006, 06:20 AM

I planted some a couple years ago when we first moved into this house. They are still coming up each spring.

My question is though, do you plant them in bunches or long rows or just sprinkled here and there and where, around trees or in a place of their own? This is the part I can't figure out, mine don't really look so great I guess.

I saw some bulbs just this weekend and I got that hankering to start planting.

Janet · 10-02-2006, 08:34 AM

I do know with bulbs you have to make sure you plant them with the correct end "up". See, I do hold on to some information...LOL I think you can plant anything anyway you want to..

RLC12345678 · 10-03-2006, 12:39 PM

Man, I wish I knew how to garden and plant stuff! I have a black thumb!!!!!!

Hope your bulbs turn out beautifully. You'll have to post pics!

10-03-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

I do know with bulbs you have to make sure you plant them with the correct end "up". See, I do hold on to some information...LOL I think you can plant anything anyway you want to..

when i was a little girl my mom used to have a garden in our back yard. i remember her being all excited because she had planted asparagus for the first time and couldn't wait till it started to grow. she was so upset when they never grew and she found out she had planted them upside down!!!

Janet · 10-03-2006, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ice queen

when i was a little girl my mom used to have a garden in our back yard. i remember her being all excited because she had planted asparagus for the first time and couldn't wait till it started to grow. she was so upset when they never grew and she found out she had planted them upside down!!!

I've never planted any, but was talking with an older lady friend a few years back and she told me to always know which end goes up. I've never forgotten it. I just don't know if I would know one end from the other...LOL

Mandy · 10-04-2006, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ice queen

when i was a little girl my mom used to have a garden in our back yard. i remember her being all excited because she had planted asparagus for the first time and couldn't wait till it started to grow. she was so upset when they never grew and she found out she had planted them upside down!!!

I have done the same, planted them upside down! I worked so hard planting all those things, and not 1 came out

Guess i do better with plastic flowers LOL.... my Mom reminds me to water my inside plants, or she'll do it for me, i'm so bad

10-01-2006, 06:18 PM	#1
Emmsmom Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 612	Planting Bulbs I just planted a ton of bulbs today. It was such a nice day outside and it was perfect for planting. I planted Tulips, Daffodils, and a few Hyacinths. I will probably be going back out this week to buy more bulbs. They are a little pricey but well worth it. Does anyone here plant bulbs? If so what kind do you like? __________________ MICHELLE

10-02-2006, 12:42 AM	#3
Mandy Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Who cares! Posts: 4,587	I have tried planting bulbs in the past, somehow only few came out. I love it when they start coming out, they look so new and fresh!! __________________ Many people will walk in and out your life, but only true friends leave footprints!

10-02-2006, 05:02 AM	#4
magnolia Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 482	About the only bulb I could plant would be a light bulb - I have a black thumb and planting the light bulb would give me the same result as if I planted a flower bulb - nothing!! You'll have to post pics when things begin to bloom I love flowers, just can't grow my own but I do enjoy seeing what others have done! __________________ Suzi "Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been"....Jimmy Buffett

10-02-2006, 05:16 AM	#5
Mandy78 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northeastern Ohio Posts: 175	I have never planted any flowers before. I usually just buy hanging baskets and this for summer! I may give it a try, but 1st have to figure out where to put them in my landscaping! LOL! I went to Breck's website. Everything looks sooo pretty! When is the best time to plant them? __________________ Mandy

10-02-2006, 05:41 AM	#6
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,624	I've never planted bulbs before (can you believe it? In-laws were florists). Do you have to dig them back up again? This thread should be a question and answer thread....LOLOL I love Hardy mums, do they come up every year? I like the flowers you plant once and enjoy year after year, but don't know if there are very many of those. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

10-02-2006, 12:07 AM	#2
ice queen Guest Posts: n/a	i always order bulbs from Breck's. i thought at first they were kind of pricey but they always come up beautiful every spring and they make more "babies" as my dtrs. say. i have been ordering the reblooming irises and daffodils every year for about five years. i don't have a green thumb so if i can't kill them you can't kill them...i just plant 'em and leave them alone. they are always so big and pretty when they bloom.

10-02-2006, 06:20 AM	#7
Courtney Guest Posts: n/a	I planted some a couple years ago when we first moved into this house. They are still coming up each spring. My question is though, do you plant them in bunches or long rows or just sprinkled here and there and where, around trees or in a place of their own? This is the part I can't figure out, mine don't really look so great I guess. I saw some bulbs just this weekend and I got that hankering to start planting.

10-02-2006, 08:34 AM	#8
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,624	I do know with bulbs you have to make sure you plant them with the correct end "up". See, I do hold on to some information...LOL I think you can plant anything anyway you want to.. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

10-03-2006, 12:39 PM	#9
RLC12345678 4WT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,614	Man, I wish I knew how to garden and plant stuff! I have a black thumb!!!!!! Hope your bulbs turn out beautifully. You'll have to post pics! __________________ Rebecca "To whom much is given, much is expected." ~Luke 12:48

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