Growing Bulbs 

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1. 11. In pots (three times the height of bulb (size))
   12. Choose a bed just for bulbs
   13. Create a bulb lasagna
   14. Plant bulbs between 6-12in apart
   a. 5. Disguising foliage
   b. 6. Best Bulbs for outdoor pots p. 127* (I’m interested in dwarf plants)
   c. 7. have bulbs fore short and long grass p.134*
   d. 8. Some bulbs like few shades p.136*
   e. 9. talk of rock garden
   f. 10. Maybe have a drought-tolerant scheme p.144*
   i. Use gravel for moisture
   g. 11. Prairie planting
   i. Drumstick
   h. 13. “forcing” is to imitate winter for a bulb to make flowers
   i. Choose container
   ii. Use peralyte
   iii. Moist growing medium
   iv. Put in cold place 10-15 weeks
   v. Water if needed
   vi. For forcing 11-18 eksw p.154
   15. put pebbles or glass beeds in bottom of a jar (for forcing hyacinths
   16. let foliage repeat again
   17. Bulbs are good for scents (scented fragrance) emotional it also atacts pollinators**
   18. Create scented bulbs planting areas **
   19. Cut your blooms in the morning. 2cm @ a 45 degree angle from the bottom of the stem.
   a. Use cold water. Desplay away from direct sun, drafts, heat sources, bowls of fruit***
   20. Don’t mix daffodils in a vase with other blooms p. 162
   21. There are top scented bulbs
   22. Growing season for buls begin with the coldest months of the year P. 167
   23. Snow drop kick off the spring show
   24. Crocus much loved dwarfs
   25. Crocus closes when overcast
   26. Crocus are used to brighten up a border P. 177
   27. Ways to grow bulbs
   a. At a height
   b. Humas rich soil
   c. Add grit before they dry out
   28. Ways to grow
   a. Don’t crowd them p. 182
   b. Like spot like under a canope
   c. Plant 2-5 cm dee separated by 2 in. P. 185
   d. Dispose of all fungi plants
   29. Snowdrops light up garden P. 187
   a. A. snowdrops is a perennial
   b. Moist and well drained soil P. 191
   c. Plant 10cm deep
   d. Plant 4-7 cm apart
   e. Move snowdrops at eye level.
   30. Amaryllis P. 197
   a. Has large showy flowers
   b. 3 flowers per stem
   c. Blooms 6-8 weeks after planting
   d. Maybe use a bulb planter for a center piece
   31. Dwarf iris p. 205
   a. Plant in early fall
   b. Look out for blums will flower ever other year
   32. Daffodil
   a. All parts are toxic P.206
   b. Over 200 species of daffodils P. 207
   c. 13 divisions of daffodils
   33. Daffodils like full sun P. 212 dead head for the next year mulch un fall
   34. Very versatile, but should be planted together p.214
   35. Use early blooming bulbs to create a magic carpets P. 217
   36. look at camasses Lilly of the valley bulb
   a. HIGHLY TOXIC RETRURNS EACH YEAR
   b. Makes great ground cover & barrenwort
   37. If your soil is heavy-use pots p.249
   38. When planting, plant more than you want**
   39. English Bluebell can cause server stomach upset*
   a. They propagate by self seeding
   40. Hyacinth are spring bulbs that are large
   41. Hyacinth bulbs are made to flower over winter P.258
   42. Bleeding Heart is toxic* like part shade moist soil. Mulch in fall
   43. Buy bulbs “in the green” P. 274
   44. Snow flakes attract pollinators p.275*
   45. Grape hyacinth P.287**
   a. Well drained
   b. Hate soggy roots
   c. In 5 or more bulbs
   d. Great for filling in spots
   46. Like trillium flowers p.296
   47. Mulch everything in the fall
   48. Tulips brings color and sizes to garden
   49. There are thousands of tulips to choose from, they come in all sizes p.301
   50. Plant 3 times as big as the bulb’s height
   51. Stars of the shade:
   a. Blue bells
   b. Lily of the valley
   52. Allium
   a. Fills gap between spring and summer p.317
   b. Hundreds of species
   c. Purple pom-poms
   53. Look at windflower*** p.326
   a. Adds color
   54. Orchids are under threat in the wild P.336
   55. Feeds Gladioli with tomato fertilizer
   56. Think of growing some day lilies P.353**
   a. Look out for slugs and snails
   b. Great for pots
   57. Iris are grown from rhizomes
   58. Get an unscented lily** p.364
   59. Lilies love full sun. Plant in late spring p. 367
   60. Peonies don’t like to be with other root p.385
   a. Like to be planted in ground p. 390
   61. Pretty pastels p. 410 look at fox-gloves P.410
   62. Bulbs in hot summer.415
   63. Bulbs don’t like to feel restricted Dead-head spent flowers p. 420
   64. Tall flowers might need stacking p.424
   65. Talk about choose plant & care for bulbs
   66. Begonia fill empty spots
   67. Talk of Angel’s Fishing Rod*** p.437
   68. All need space to shine off. Not good for container p. 449
   69. Deadhead flower to stimulate growth
   70. Plant bulbs in late spring p. 454
   71. For late summer lookat a sword lily p.455
   72. Glory lilies should be planted indoors p. 460 A showy climber
   73. Red Hot Pokers attractive to pollinators p. 468 (torch lilli
   a. Water well
   b. Beware of slugs and snails
   74. Blazing stars attract butterflies
   a. They are tough & hardy
   b. Tolerate some shade
   c. Add organic matter
   d. Once established it should still be watered well
   75. Create a ouch of paradise with flowering bulbs p.483
   76. Late summer and fall
   a. Bulbs await:
   i. Small crocuses
   ii. P. 488
   77. Look at waterlily p.521
   78. Has a cactus group
   79. Nerines are attractive to pollinators P. 538
   80. Crocus have 3 stamen and daffodils have 6 p.545
   81. Also bulbs up to the first frost p.556

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2. I. Why grow bulbs? It’s a magnificent forms of colors ands there is vitually no limit to display types of sizes. A type of bulb blooms every month of the year. Fills gaps of blooming flowers. Could be used as an eye-catching point P. 9. It’s a great value
   a. Flowers all the time extend period of interest
   b. Bring n multi-colors
   c. Are essential for flowering gaps bridge between seasons
   d. Creating a buzz (for pollinators) P. 16
   e. Bulbs come in all sizes
   f. Could be neat or natural
   g. Create a colored chamellon P. 20
   h. Maybe plant bulbs in containers p. 24
   i. Every garden needs bulbs p. 25
   j. Bulbs don’t take up much room
   k. The price is right! P. 27
   l. Bulbs are good for kids p. 30
   m. There is a bulb for everyone
   n. Choosing and planting
   i. Just pop in soil
   ii. Choose bulbs that are ferm
   o. What is a bulb
   i. Fleshy root structure that will develop into a plant
   ii. Gather food and energy in growing season
   iii. Stored in underground structure
   p. Change of condition causes bulb to go dormant
   q. Bulbs need to be firm, avoid sift (squeeze test) p.43
   r. Could take time for a bulb to bloom
   s. PLANTING BULBS
   i. Early fall is for planting daffodils & hyacinths
   ii. Avoid rot or waterlogged conditions
   iii. Always plant 3 times the depth of its height. P.49 *
   iv. Add sand for bette drainage, slow-release fertilizer
   t. Bulbs don’t need much attention. Water once per week P. 53 *
   u. Feed with a potassium-rich fertilizer p. 55 (don’t use nitrogrn) (likes liquid fertilizer)
   v. Talk of lifting bulbs from freezing *
   w. Storing tubers p. 71 Look out for mold
   2. Easy plants for free
   • bulbs self-propagate create plants for free
   • they make copies of themselves
   • Bulbs should be divided after flowering *
   • plant off-sets
   • bulbs must be divided because of lack of nutrients
   • can take up to 5 years to bloom
   • propagate by chipping
   o divide bulb into 8 chips p. 86
   3. Nematodes
   • look out for lily beetles, pick off adults and grubs
   • Narcissus bulb flied
   • Throw away all infected bulbs
   • Look out for rot, avoid fungus, dry rot
   • Look out for slugs
   • Add soap in hole*
   • If you have a disease you need to wait 3 years before planting again*

   4. Ways to grow bulbs
   • In container (most versatile) Needs more water
   • In pots (three times the height of bulb (size))
   • Choose a bed just for bulbs
   • Create a bulb lasagna
   • Plant bulbs between 6-12in apart
   5. Disguising foliage
   6. Best Bulbs for outdoor pots p. 127* (I’m interested in dwarf plants)
   7. have bulbs fore short and long grass p.134*
   8. Some bulbs like few shades p.136*
   9. talk of rock garden
   10. Maybe have a drought-tolerant scheme p.144*

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