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Gardening in Shade
heather__michigan

Dry bulbs Not Growing

Heather__Michigan
18 years ago

I'm not sure if I should post this query on Shade Gardening or Bulbs. Thank you for reading either way.

I am tryng to transform my boyfriend"s DEAD shade garden into a Successful shade garden.

I bought about $40 worth of roots or bulbs. ( I guess I'm not sure), they came in packets at Wal-Mart with that dry peat? You know those plastic bag type things with the holes ? and the label stapled to the top?

O.K. I bought about 20 Hostas, 6 Astilbe, and 2 bleeding Hearts. Both Bleeding Hearts have come up, only 1 hosta and no astilbe.

It was pretty moist for a couple of weeks when I planted them all, but has been dry ever since.

If they don't come up this year is there a chance they will next spring? Should I keep the garden moist in hope they will still come to life?

We NEED those dang Hostas to fill this shady spot!

Thank You for reading and ALL responses

Heather

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