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Help! Just Planted Bulbs: To Water or Not To Water???
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Posted by elleni 4a (My Page) on Sat, Dec 3, 11 at 18:26
| OK! I went out in the 32° F cold today and planted all the bulbs I had space for from my Black Friday box. (The rest will be potted and forced or sent further South.) I finished just as the snow started to fall here in zone 4a. While the ground is NOT frozen, the temps here are now stuck at Midwest Winter-- below freezing for HIGHS from now on. My problem is, with the freezing temps, I am worried to water the bulbs in. I didn't water, but I could, if I must. What should I do?? Someone tell me quick!!
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RE: Help! Just Planted Bulbs: To Water or Not To Water???
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| Boy, that's a tough one. If it were me, I think I would water them in especially with the soil being so dry, just don't overwater. You might also want to give them a good mulch to keep the soil freezing before they have a chance to put some roots down. |
RE: Help! Just Planted Bulbs: To Water or Not To Water???
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| I have planted bulbs in late Nov/early Dec and watered them to settle the soil around the bulbs as well as to help the bulbs root. Putting a good mulch over them to delay soil freezing is a good idea. I also like to place late planted bulbs in pots which I sink in the soil and cover with mulch. These I lift during early spring to use in my home or spring planters. |
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