A CyberGarden Party Leads to New Discoveries about Bulb Planting
that I found interesting was seeing what was happening with bulbs that I planted a week or two ago. I have always had a mental picture of all my bulbs sitting patiently until spring and then beginning to grow. But those that I dislodged with my new planting had already begun to develop roots, and their little noses seemed to be expanding. The muscari were already sending up little green shoots. They do this in fall as a matter of course - which makes them very valuable to the bulb planter. Ring all of your drifts of tulips, daffs, etc., with muscari and you will know without a doubt where they are planted - the muscari will send up fall foliage to mark the area.
Protect Bulbs from Burrowers
And thinking about ringing the area, it occurred to me that a way to protect my tulips from burrowing animals is to surround them with daffodils. As a rule, tunneling critters avoid the daffs, which are poisonous. So if you plant drifts of daffs around your more tasty bulbs, they will act as little guard-bulbs that will protect the plants they encircle.
Trade Ideas With Your Friends
Most years I do my planting somewhat mindlessly, concentrating on getting things into the ground without paying attention to all these small signs and ideas. But because I was planting with cyber-friends - which gives meaning to the idea of Virtually Gardening - I paid attention and actually learned things that I may have not quite realized until now.
And when I got back to the after-gardening wind-down I found that others had also noticed things and reported on them - and that we all had managed to do a bit more than we had hoped to accomplish because we wanted to be able to report in successfully.
So why not try it yourself - garden with distant friends today and see what you might discover for each other. Next spring you can all get together again and report on your successes. And maybe this week we can all talk about bulb combinations that we think look great together. Pretty soon the stores will start marking your bulbs down in price and you can grab some great bargains. Why not choose bargains that will harmonize beautifully in your yard?
Maybe instead of virtual gardening you are planting with kids. Try these tips from Family Education.com
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