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LisaW
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Planting bulbs
when are you supposed to do this?
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Posted 10/4/06 10:15 AM  |
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Lisa
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Re: Planting bulbs
In the fall....so now is a good time.
Make sure you plant them deep...those damn squirrels eat the bulbs!! 
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| Posted 10/4/06 10:22 AM |
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LisaW
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Re: Planting bulbs
Posted by Lisa
In the fall....so now is a good time.
Make sure you plant them deep...those damn squirrels eat the bulbs!!
Thanks!!! I am new at this!!!
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| Posted 10/4/06 10:27 AM |
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LisaI
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Re: Planting bulbs
Posted by Lisa
In the fall....so now is a good time.
Make sure you plant them deep...those damn squirrels eat the bulbs!!
 I guess that's why my 200 bulbs never came up thanks for the tip
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| Posted 10/4/06 10:27 AM |
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Lisa
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Re: Planting bulbs
They didn't eat the daffodils BUT the tulips must have been their soup de jour!!!
Bastards!!
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| Posted 10/4/06 10:35 AM |
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cjik
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Re: Planting bulbs
For Spring or Summer bulbs, you can plant them in October or November. Now may be a little early, but it's best to do the planting before the ground freezes.
I think tulips are supposed to be at least 8" down. Squirrels have trouble getting to them at that depth (their little arms are too short to dig that far). Some other bulbs, like crocus, need to be planted higher up though--I think they are 3". You can talk to a nursery about this, they do sell this mixture you can spread on the ground which contains broken shell bits. The bits hurt squirrels feet and supposedly, they won't bother your plants. I never tried this though--felt kind of bad about hurting their feet.
Good luck, and have fun! It's a lot of work, but you'll be happy you did it in the spring.
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| Posted 10/4/06 7:43 PM |
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Buttafli1277
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Re: Planting bulbs
Can't you plant bulbs in early spring so the squirrels do feast on them??
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| Posted 10/6/06 11:34 PM |
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Re: Planting bulbs
Posted by Buttafli1277
Can't you plant bulbs in early spring so the squirrels do feast on them??
yes but those are summer or fall bloomers.
to get spring flowers you have to plant them in the Fall.
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| Posted 10/7/06 2:25 AM |
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