TOP TEN MISTAKES GARDENERS MAKE WHEN PLANTING BULBS!

From the Garden Club of Houston’s Bulb & Plant Mart gchouston.org

1. Too much water/overwatering – don’t submerge in water when forcing or water the bulb itself too much or it will rot.

2. Not digging deep enough for bulbs

3. Allowing bulbs that need to be refrigerated to freeze. Refrigerate in mesh bags

4. Not allowing naturalizing bulb and leaves to die down into the bulb that will give them the energy to bloom again

5. Planting single bulbs. Plant in clumps for a better showing

6. Planting too close together. Plant two bulb widths apart

7. Planting in straight line. Plant bulbs in “haphazard” patterns for a more natural flow

8. Planting upside down Pointy end/flat end goes up

9. Too much sun exposure. Bulbs don’t like heat. They will bloom in partial shade.

10. Planting too late. Plant by end of January.