Fall is the best time to get those bulbs and tubers in for a Spring Cutting Garden. Do you know what to plant and where? Here are some guidelines.
Now that the crisp autumn air and colorful leaves are falling in in your garden, it is a great time to think of the spring season. With a little work now, you can have some early blooming colorful flowers that will bring the promise the season indoors once spring arrives. Just think of it as rolling out the welcome mat for warmer weather.
The first thing to do is to define your cutting garden. You can put up a garden border or short fence in a traditional square or rectangle shape, or explore something more organic by laying out your space with a flexible garden hose and then edging it with short plants such as boxwood.
Prepare the soil in your new cutting garden, and don’t forget to mix in some bulb fertilizer.
Plant your bulbs, using the depth guidelines on the bulb packaging, and then water the soil. Then mulch the area and water again, very lightly this time.
Consider adding something to add to the atmosphere of the garden, such as statue, a birdbath or a gazing ball.
Ideal plants for a Spring Cutting Garden include tulips, daffodils, iris, hyacinth and allium. Your local garden center should have bulbs that are appropriate to your growing region. You can get a wide variety of colors for your garden, such as reds, yellows, white, purples and deep blues. You can try a very colorful garden with multiple hues and shades, or stick to just a few choices that will go well with your indoor decor.
When your garden blooms, be sure to cut the flower stems on an angle to give them the most surface area for adequate water distribution to the flower, when they are placed in a vase.
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