Things You'll Need:
- A garden bed
- Spring bulbs
- Shovel
- Trowel
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Step 1
Choose the type of bulbs that you like the best and that will grow and flourish in your garden. Pay attention to sunlight needs, types of soil, temperatures, and both style and color. Once you have chosen the bulbs you want, go to the store and purchase them, or buy them through one of the reputable mail order gardening catalogs.
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Step 2
Prepare your garden bed for the spring bulbs. Turn over the soil until it is loose and friable. Add organic material or bulb fertilizer as directed on the purchased package. Natural bone meal is very good for flowering spring bulbs.
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Step 3
Place the bulbs onto the garden soil in an arrangement that pleases you. Remember, taller plants such as iris and daffodils should be near the back of a garden bed while shorter ones like crocus or grape hyacinth should be near the front. Be sure to pay attention to how far apart the spring bulbs should be placed.
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Step 4
Use a trowel or other small shovel to jab straight into the ground where you want to plant your spring bulb and pull the dirt to the side to open up a hole deep enough to plant the bulb. You can also use a round bulb planter that is a bit like a miniature post hole digger.
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Step 5
Drop the spring bulb into the hole in the ground. Make sure the root side is pointing down and the top, stalk side is pointing up. Pay close attention to the depth of the bulb. Education yourself on how deep each type of bulb should be plants.
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Step 6
Push the dirt firmly back over the spring bulb and give it a healthy dose of water. The only thing left to do is wait until spring and enjoy the lovely plants and blooms.
Comments
GreenMomma said
on 7/29/2008 We've got a lot of squirels in our area who love to dig up bulbs. I plant them a few inches more than required to help prevent them from disappearing!