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pnwchica
Farmgirl in Training
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Suzy
WA
USA
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 Posted - Mar 23 2005 : 08:10:48 AM
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I'd like to plant tulips and a wide variety of bulbs. Is it too late (Easter Weekend) to do this? If I do, will I see results this summer or not until next spring? I'm an eager beaver and want to get started now!!!!
Bless,
Suzy
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Mar 23 2005 : 08:35:14 AM
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Suzy, tulips and daffodils, etc, are spring blooming bulbs which should be planted in the fall, have the requisite cold spell, and then begin growing as the weather warms. However, there are bulb/rhizome types plants for sale now, like lilys, etc.... so go check those out. They will bloom this summer for you. Good luck!
Clare
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Mar 23 2005 : 12:32:07 PM
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Suzy-- any bulb type plants that you might get for the holiday can be planted outside after you are done enjoying the bloom inside. So many people throw out Easter flowers after the holiday instead of planting them so that they will bloom for next spring. There are things you can start now to have great blooms this summer and one of them that I start now and then transplant is Stargazer Lilies. They are big, beautiful and VERY fragrant. Other options: gladiolia, canna, tuberous begonia, dahlias, iris and tons of others. Remember: some of these will have to be stored over the winter to preserve the bulb, rhizome, tuber. You could go another way and start planting perrenials that come back every year and need little maintenance ( dividing every 3-5 years). My garden always has a mix , and there is almost always something in bloom that way. Good Luck and happy planting!
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Newbie at bulb planting
