Don’t plant spring blooming bulbs until a hard freeze – true?
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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Comments (14)gardengal, it really depends on your climate. If you got dug up every year & chucked in a freezer you might feel a bit under the weather yourself ;-) As for hybrids being weak.. most garden tulips are hybrids, & of 20-odd tulip varieties on my block I'm the ONLY one with species tulips. No one here digs up their tulips. Across the road there's a clump of hybrid tulips that have been there at least 40 years in complete neglect, had a hedge planted on top of them, had the hedge removed, and they are there every year, faithfully. I fought a garden hybrid for 10 years, I'd miss one bulblet & the next year it would be back. Tulips seem to love this climate, & that's probably the key here. Some hybrids may be weaker, absolutely, but there's something called hybrid vigor, too. Think of mules. I do every time I try to move one of these stubborn beggers. :-)...See MoreI don't know how to dig up bulbs?!?!?!?!?bulb help please!
Comments (4)okay, for irisis this is what i done I planted mine in plasitic crayon containers with cut outs in them you know for the roots to go through and put dirt and everything in and around them, when you first planted your iris they will be fine you really don t have to divided them unitl like the 2 and third year of having them what you do is put the plant up by digging up around it very carfully not to damage the bulbs pull it up divide the bulbs the ones you want oto store put in a brown paper bag and store in a dark cool place like your garage if you have one. then to plant back some bulbs take a mound of dirt in the hole and drape the roots over the mound and be sure to remove the leaves and everything do this only during the fall when they start to go dormant for winter but during the spring u can leave the leave on and cover back up with dirt but if its fall dont plant it too far down or else they will rot! i dont know what to tell you on the others...See MoreShould I wait until spring to plant potted roses?
Comments (6)Here in zone 9 in CA, we plant EVERYTHING in the Fall! The mild wet winter is a perfect time, as you say, for plants to establish their roots, in order to take off in the Spring (our Spring bloom, bulbs, bloom on fruit trees, etc starts in Feb!. If you are really in zone 9, it is unlikely that you would have hard killer frosts? I would not use chemical fertilizers until the Spring, just good compost. Jackie...See MoreShould I plant my rose bush now or wait until Spring?
Comments (2)I have and RdR in a pot that I've wintered (outside, don't have a garage) for 5 years now and it's done just fine. But if you intend on putting it in the ground it might be best to do so now rather than waiting. Plant it deep, deeper than it is in the pot by anywhere from 4 to 8 inches, and mulch it a good 6 or 8 inches high or even higher if you can. And try not to disturb the root ball at all when you remove it from the pot to put it in the ground. If you decide to keep it in the garage there are two things you need to do. First, get the pot off the cement floor by putting it on wood blocks. Concrete is like a sponge and will suck the moisture from the pot as well as transmit temperatures. Second, do water it! Make sure it is well watered going in and about once a month either give it a drink or put a shovel full of snow on top of the pot. It doesn't need a ton of water but it does need to stay hydrated. It isn't how low the temperatures go that kill them but the rapid up and down change of temperature and the drying out (desication) that does them in. Rose de Rescht is one of my favorite roses. Lovely pink blooms with a button center and a heavenly scent! Enjoy yours!...See Morelinnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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