How To Force Spring Bulbs For Christmas
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Forcing bulbs is the name of the process you can use to manipulate the natural flowering season of spring flowering bulbs. This will help them to bloom prematurely. It is basically making the bulb think that it is spring in the off season. If you know how to force spring bulbs for Christmas your house will be the talk of the neighborhood.
It is great to have your flowers bloom indoors when it is in the cold dark days of winter. Beautiful flowering plants can brighten your house and lift your spirits on a cold winter’s day. Some bulbs have a great smelling bloom like hyacinths this can be wonderful to freshen your house as long as you’re not allergic to the smell.
Most spring flowering bulbs can be forced to bloom out of season as long as you follow the correct timing procedures. Some of the more common ones are crocus, daffodils, grape hyacinth, hyacinth, and tulips. Visit BloomingBulb.com for #1 quality Holland flower bulbs… at wholesale prices!
For more information on the process on how to force spring bulbs for Christmas come back for the next episode of forcing bulbs.
In case you missed the last episode Prevent Lawn Damage - Control Grubs in Lawn.
Prevent Lawn Damage - Control Grubs in Lawn
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Controlling the grubs in your yard will reduce damage from skunks and raccoons. Skunks and raccoons look for grubs and other insects in your yard.
The problem is as they’re looking for food they’re doing a lot of damage with their digging. Sure the short term fix is to dispose of the pest but another will come and take its place, so you need to implement some long term solutions.
Here are some of those solutions;
Reduce the amount of water you apply to your lawn.
Apply beneficial nematodes to attack the grubs in your lawn.
If the problem is a real bad case of pest digging.
One thing that will help to discourage the pests from digging is to install chicken wire over the grass.
Your lawn will grow through the chicken wire, and and be protected from diggers.
The chicken wire needs to be stapled down with jute net staples.
Raise the mower up a half-inch so if there are any uneven areas in your lawn the blades will not come in contact with the chicken wire.
In case you missed the last episode Planting Bulbs in the Fall For Spring Color.
Planting Bulbs in the Fall For Spring Color
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Each bulb variety has an ideal depth it should be planted at. A good rule of thumb for planting depth is about 3 x the diameter of the bulb.
The tools and materials you will need are a bulb planter or garden trowel, a shovel, fertilizer, and the bulbs you intend to plant. You should make sure you draw a diagram of what variety you planted in each area so you can plan you colors and bloom times.
Plant the bulbs that grow the tallest in the back with the shortest flowers in the front. Don’t plant in rows, but rather in random groupings. You will have bursts of color all summer long with some careful planning.
In case you missed the last episode Aerating Your Lawn Part 2.
