When to plant fall bulbs?
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: When to plant fall bulbs?
- From: S* L* <s*@pei.sympatico.ca>
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 19:35:19 -0400 (EDT)
I live in zone 5 on the east coast of Canada. Earlier this week I planted
dozens of daffodils and Red Emperor tulips. This is my first experience with
planting bulbs and thought anytime in September or October would be
appropriate. Today, I bought a bunch of species tulips, species iris,
anemones, allium, and King Arthur daffodils planning to plant tomorrow and
Monday while I am still on vacation. The lady at the last garden center I
visited informed me that I was planting much too early and all my bulbs
would die unless I waited til after a couple of frosts had sufficiently
cooled the ground. All I can find in the books is to plant in the fall. They
say nothing about waiting for frost. What has been your experience? I have
sandy loam, part shade, and the night temps are about 8 to 10 degrees
Celcius this time of year. Day temps are about 15 to 20 degrees C. Has my
work this week been for nothing?
Susan Leard, zone 5
Prince Edward Island, Canada
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