Browning bulbs
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Browning bulbs
- From: j* l* <j*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 05:19:27 -0700 (PDT)
I can't believe it. Someone as finally asked a question that I truly
know something about!! Will wonders never cease!
For most of my lifetime, I have been able to plant only bulbs
because of so much shade from my oak trees. I could only grow things
that bloomed before the trees leafed out. Consequently I have
literally hundreds of bulbs in my front yard..daffodils of every
variety, tulips, Grecian wind flowers and squills, hyacinth, grape
hyacinth, English wood Hyacinth, and several others. The period of
browning off is truly aggravating but you MUST let your plants go
through this period. This is the time when they are storing nutrients
in order to bloom next year. It is also the time when they should be
fertilized. Seems odd to fertilize after they finish flowering, but
odd as it may seem ,it is true.
When the leaves are yellow-brownish, laying down, and come up when
they are tugged GENTLY, then it's okay to pull them up. If they offer
any resistance, wait a few days and try again.
If you are only dealing with the squills, I see no reason why you
just can't plant your other annuals (or whatever) during this browning
off period. The squills and snowdrops multiply so freely that it
won't make that much difference. They will still appear next spring.
In fact mine pop up in the strangest places. I think the squirrels
and birds transport the seeds.
Jeanne
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Jeanne
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