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Autumn is the Time to Plant BulbsIf you want colorful surprises poking up in the spring, you need to plant bulbs in autumn -- after the first hard frost but before the ground gets too cold.
© All articles are copyrighted by High Country Gardens. Republication is prohibited without Permission. The writer May Sarton called gardening a “grand passion.” Particularly fond of bulbs, she would end her workdays fussing over her lilies and daffodils. “At the moment of planting a bulb, all is hope, no dismay,” she wrote in “Plant Dreaming Deep,” her first memoir. She often wrote about getting down on her hands and knees, sticking her hands in the earth and having the afternoons fly. If you want colorful surprises poking up in the spring, you need to plant them after the first hard frost but before the ground gets too cold. October/November is the usual timeframe. Crocus, daffodil, hyacinth, tulip and other spring blooming bulbs, such as Allium, Muscari (Grape Hyacinth), and Galanthus are only available in the fall. What’s made gardening exciting recently is so many bulbs are xeric now. Which means they can tolerate long stretches of limited rainfall with some supplemental watering in the winter and then again in the spring. Following are some guidelines: Purchasing Bulbs
When to Plant
How to Plant
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