{"id":10787,"date":"2011-10-02T00:06:41","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T07:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10787"},"modified":"2011-10-02T02:41:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T09:41:53","slug":"todays-top-ten-tips-on-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/tips\/top-ten\/todays-top-ten-tips-on-bulbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Todays Top Ten Tips on Bulbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

3rd October 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

Todays Top Ten Bulb Planting Tips<\/h2>\n

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  1. Plant with the nose up!\u00c2\u00a0 (The bulbs nose not yours) The bottom of the bulb is where there is a bit of dried root.<\/li>\n
  2. Put a marker in the ground to show where you have planted the bulb. I sometimes use some light coloured grit.<\/li>\n
  3. Most bulbs already contain the ungrown flower inside the bulb so a bigger bulb should perform better. Choose firm healthy looking stock not dried out damaged bulbs.<\/li>\n
  4. Plant your bulbs twice as deep as the bulb is large.\u00c2\u00a0 i.e.5cm bulb 10cm deep<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Pick a colour scheme and build a theme around that. Pinks and purples of crocus, tulips and hyacinths may work together.<\/li>\n
  6. Alliums or ornamental onions can be planted in November or if frost free in December.<\/li>\n
  7. Daffodils need longer in the soil to develop their root systems so get them in now.<\/li>\n
  8. Plant bulbs in containers with good drainage holes and crocks in the bottom.<\/li>\n
  9. Snowdrops, aconites, grape Hyacinths and crocus should naturalise well in your garden flowering year after year.<\/li>\n
  10. After the bulbs have flowered deadhead then to channel energy into the bulb not into seed production. Leave the leaves to die back naturally.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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