Nectoscordum and Fritillaria bulbs :)

I couldn't resist them, they were right there along with the daffs and tulips.

Now to store them until it's time to plant...

Is anyone else getting the bug to buy bulbs yet?

well if yu count the huge order i place with bleek, and then the 6 bags of grape hyacinths (muscari), the 30 allium bulbs and i forget the name of the other bag, and oh yes the two mystery bulbs, look like lilies, i picked up off the ground at home depot and they very nicely gave to me, i would say yes.....a definate bug has hit me. someone might say i was deathly ill. :)

Noooo not yet ... too early for me even though the bulbs are on the shelves in the GC.

I bought a bag of tulips already. I'm gonna try them in containers this year instead of planting them in the ground. I love tulips but they seem like such a waste sometimes.

Buy some White Emperor, any kind of Darwin Hybrid variety or any of the specie tulips. They perennialize very well. Most all of the other Tulips should be considered annuals to avoid disappointment.

Debi,

Sounds like you have a lot to keep yourself busy with. :)

Terry,

I planted some Fritillaria bulbs last fall and not a one came up. I was SO looking forward to seeing them this year, too. Maybe next year.

i read recently that fritterlaria and tulips are both bulbs that like to be dry during the summer months. they suggested planting them in a location that doesn't get watered deeply during that time.

I just left my frittilaria bulbs in the ground, this is my first year, so we'll see how they fared over the summer.

Vols I wouldnt wait for the time to plant. I'd plant them now because the longer bulbsetc stay dry the weaker they become. in the ground most would have started growing new roots by now. Snowdrops are quite famous for it.

im waiting for all the bulbs i got in berts co-op! i also have a few boxes from vandycks and some bulbs i traded for-i think i will be digging for a while.

I ordered a nice selection with Bleek too. Target just got in a bunch of Tulips and Narcissus. I believe they are $4.95 per dozen. They had a very nice selection. :)

I too just received a large box from the co-op, would I be rushing things here in zone 4 to get them in the ground. I have so many I would like to start. I have tulips, daffs, frittalaria, hyacinth, crocus, which ones should I start with in terms of who will not put out growth? I know it's almost October, but an Indian Summer could happen also. Thanks, Legit

Would you believe, I already have some Narcissus coming up. I have several varieties all over the place. It seems like last year that some of the smaller ones started blooming in Nov-Dec and then had a second blooming in Mar.

This Friday I'm going to a nursery by us that has a wonderful selection and taking a friend that I just introduced to gardening this summer. I told her it was time to find out about bulbs. A whole new wonderful experience.

poppysue,
i planted some inexpensive tulips in containers last year. they came up beautifully. i then used the containers for annuals. the tulips were safe from squirrels, etc, i even had 2 containers on my screened porch and they bloomed nicely without direct sunlight. i didn't bother taking them out of the container. i'll see what happened to them over the summer, this fall when i replant the containers. i did this more out of curiousity. (dont forget the bulbs were inexpensive) i've bought some tulips and the fritterlaria from bert and i think they'll go into containers were i have more control over them. i don't want to loose the fritterlaria bulbs and will remove them next year, prior to planting the bulbs. i don't really have any place to plant them were they wouldn't get a deep watering from our rains here in new england.

Legit

plant them all now and let nature decide. you must remember that in the wild they have to grow a root system before winter comes.

tomorrow I'll lift some bulbs and take a photo for you to see.

Thanks for the encouragement Mark, I think I will get started. Last year I planted quite a few also, and some put up foliage, mostly the grape hyacinth. I freaked, thinking there would be nothing left in them for the following spring, but they were fine, they just kind of picked up in the spring where they left off. Is that normal, because they have foliage up again this year, but I wasn't going to worry about it.

I just didn't want to blow it, because I spent alot of money on the bulb co-op! Legit

As soon as our ground is dried out (thank you, Isidore!) I'll get the compost and bone meal out and get them in the grouond...I'm still a bit concerned that a warm fall could wreak havoc but I've also experienced the disappointment of finding shriveled bulbs that were left unpotted too long.


debi_z I sure wish I had known someone needed muscari bulbs - last spring I dug up HUNDREDS from my lawn (they were naturalizing in a most unattractive way :) and I'll be planting them in a real bed this fall. I'd have been glad to share some of my babies!!!

legit,
the muscari bulbs are suppose to leaf in the fall. actually they are a gret way of telling you were your bulbs are planted. just plant a muscari bulb in a layer above your other bulb, ( a little to the side, not directly above) and you'll know every fall were you planted your other bulbs and you won't dig there to plant others. i'm starting to do that this year.

go vols,
i wish i had known too. i have a local store that has 15 for $1.99 i bought 6 bags, but that is not going to be enough considering i bought over 300 bulbs from bert, just for myself, and i haven't even come close to planting over last years bulbs yet. :) more bulbs shopping. :)

the rain has finally stopped and the sky is blue and the sun is shining. ahhhhh time for the garden. :) i have bulbs to plant. oy vey do i have bulbs to plant. :)

i was wondering about a couple different ideas to keep the tulip and frit bulbs drier. would planting them against the house under the eaves and gutters help? and also perhaps putting stepping stones over them. would this make much of a difference 6-8 inches down? all ideas welcome.
thanks
debiz

Debi

it's crazy to plant the muscaris with your other bulbs even if it is to the side. the little blighters will spread like billyo, faster than bunnies,LOL, when they get settled.

Mark
on yet another vacation!!

Fritillaria from 2000 came up in spring of 2001. As they came up this year in spring 2002 they only got about 1 foot high and then petered out. Hopefully, they will be back next spring, but just in case I just planted a dozen that I received from Bleek and mail order, just to cover the bases. I love these flowers so much and so missed them this year. Now if spring would just get here again!!!

im still planting all the bulbs i got from bert-trying to get them in before the EE show up and then theres vols co-op coming soon-i gotta get busy!

maark,
maybe so but i love those little bunnies and i figure they'll look good along with the other early bulbs. plus i have a really hard time remembering were things are planted if there is not a marker there, sooooooo if i end up with lots of bulbs, there are folks who like to have some too. or i'll be eating my words saying "mark warned me"> :)

LOL plant labels do come in very handy and are available in lots of colors these days. black ones , like a friend uses, blend in very well