Make Those Early Bulbs Bloom On A Yearly Basis

Spring is often ushered in by gardens producing large quantities of Daffodils and other early bulbs. So are there any ideas that could increase the chances of a successful display of flowers all year long?

Early Bulbs And How They Emerge

Before you start reaching your stride as a gardener, you may want to get your horticultural career started planting Tulip or Daffodil bulbs. By the time April is over, this marks the end of blooming season for the earliest of the early flowering bulbs. Aside from Daffodils and Tulips, early bloomers can also include flowers like Crocus, Bluebells, Hyacinths and Snowdrops. It is extremely important to care for these bulbs in order for them to bloom in the seasons to come - it is already given that they will bloom in the first season.

Don't Tie 'Em Back!

It's all about sixes - six weeks is the minimum time after flowering for the bulbs to wither, and also the minimum time for you not to cut that lawn before replanting the bulbs. Tying back your Daffodil leaves so that they would look neat is not recommended, neither should you secure them with rubber bands or fold them. You should instead let the bulbs' leaves die back on their own, instead of tying them back. After the leaves have flowered, what I do is to cut off the flower heads so that the bulb doesn't spend its energy uselessly - this gives it enough energy stored for the following season, which could make your flowers bloom like they never bloomed before.

Your Plants Shouldn't Grow Hungry

Flower bulbs need to be fed - this is the last important tip for blooming bulbs. Feeding your bulbs becomes an even bigger priority if your soil is hungry. A foliar feed could help the blooming process even further by quickening it - simply apply it on the leaves before the blooms start forming. Choose a general purpose purpose liquid feed. I would also advise you to feed your bulbs just as the blooms have faded with a granular bulb fertiliser applied around the bulbs base. No feed is more important than this one, take it from me. Put a premium on potassium or potash content, and not nitrogen. Lastly, when in doubt, the product's label is your best friend.

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