Group shot.. um, tomatoes, a sedum, the asiatic in orange and
Containers 2010 - WHose IN!
Potatoe vine and polkadots in a basket and a coleus in a pot....ya might not want to sit on that old chair.. its OOOOOld! Might land on the ground!
I'm here...I thought by cans you meant a metal can. whew! Thanks for the tutorial:) Lilies are very nice. Hope things dry out for you soon. I'm having to water like crazy.
Well, I guess we will take what comes. All we can do. Its just another day in paradise doncha know!
Ok, I thhink we need to start another CONTAINERS 2010.. so hows about I link to CONTAINERS 2010 Part 2?!
Off an running!
before I go, the baskets on the porch, those are baby sunroses. I winteres all those monstors in the house in my living room under lights! LOL! Glad to get them out of there~!
Here it is.. Containers 2010 - WHose IN - Part 2!
GO GO GO!
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1110272/
Thanks for the tour.
Let me see if I got this right....You divided your bulbs, put dirt about 2 inch in one of those black pots, put your bulbs in (how many per pot) fill it with dirt then put the whole pot ( pot,dirt, bulbs) in the ground? how deep? Am I getting this right?
What size pot are you using? Two gallon? I'm assuming in a warmer climate I wouldn't need to bury bulbs as deep, correct?
And, are you saying that after dividing the bulbs you replant in pots immediately and store them until the next season or plant them in the ground right away?
Ok.. here we go again!
I use a one gallon nursery can. I put ONE inch of dirt in the can, then place my daffodil bulbs in the can, then top the can FULL to the brim with dirt. I sinke the can into the ground level with the soil.
Depending on the size bulbs is how many I put it. if they are large bulbs, no more than 3-5. Hif its a hyacinth, only one, unless its grage hyacinths, in which case I put a light handful in. Some bulbs do require a bigger can.
I once tried groing the spring bulbs in a kiddie pool! That worked great and was heaven to lift that year!
I likle the one gallon caaans the most.
IN the spring after the blooms are spent you can lift them, but do not cut the leaves off. I will either replant them pronto after diggign them or after the leaves are spent.
Remember the bulbs need the spent leaves to for thier growth so do not cut the leaves.
I plant the cans into the ground. Sometimes bulbs I have lifted in the spring hang around here until I plant them in the fall, but I alwasy try to repot them as son as I dig them, but it really does not matter.. you can wait.
As for depth, you still want the bulbs at least 6 inches below the soil line.
I do have a Globe Willow planted in a GIANT tire. It is in the first whole season in my yard. It is small. I have another garden made of an old wooden sand box that I got cheap. I got some free lagged off bricks that were the part they remove from the block , they are not as useful, harder to sell for a block company. So they give them away. I have planters made out of them too.
I have a question. I did Zukes this year for the first time and at first there were small zukes and they were bitter, but now the little Zukes look like long stalks of celery and no giant Zuccinni anywhere are apparent. I also grew some Tall onions but I don't know if I have to cut the stalk or is there an onion ball under the ground and if so when do I dig it up? I never do veggies, just annuals and perenials and roses, ornamental trees, pines, vines etc.
I think I should have put them in a container instead of my crappy soil area.
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