Bulbs. Should I plant this late?

BackyardFarm · October 17, 2015

I just bought more flowers on clearance!

This time it was bulbs from Aldi. It was an unbeatable deal so I had to pick them up.

I have Daffodils, Tulips, Alliums, and Crocus. Can I still put them in the ground? Or should I pot them up over winter to keep them? Or maybe keep in the fridge?

Worth1 · October 18, 2015

Obviously too late to get blooms and they have to go through cold to bloom anyway.
At least tulips.
This is how they force tulips to bloom.
Will the bulbs over winter in the soil there?

I just looked and yes they will I thought they would.
Do you want these in containers or in the yard?
If in the yard plant them now.
Worth

Worth

AlittleSalt · October 18, 2015

I see that Worth looked them up. Plant the hell out of them. I trust Worth.

With bulbs, I always planted them and left them alone. It seems they like that.

KarenO · October 18, 2015

It's getting a bit late but plant them right away, the correct depth. Add some bone meal to the area and mulch them well to keep the ground from freezing solid until it's really cold. That way they should have at least a couple of weeks to settle in and make some roots before the ground freezes solid.
KarenO

BackyardFarm · October 18, 2015

Thank you! I will get them in (today and tomorrow). I have nearly 200 Daffs and about 40 each of the Crocus and Tulips. I'm going to be doing a LOT of digging to prep my new flower beds for winter over the next week.

Karen O, how much bone meal should I use? Just a handful in each planting hole?

Mulch with leaves okay?

drew51 · October 19, 2015

Yeah, it's not too late I have not even started planting mine yet, although I'm warmer than you are. Fall is when you plants bulbs. well most bulbs, some are planted in the spring, some in the summer. I myself do not use bone meal. It takes way too long to break done. I use compost.

KarenO · October 19, 2015

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Originally Posted by BackyardFarm

Thank you! I will get them in (today and tomorrow). I have nearly 200 Daffs and about 40 each of the Crocus and Tulips. I'm going to be doing a LOT of digging to prep my new flower beds for winter over the next week.

Karen O, how much bone meal should I use? Just a handful in each planting hole?

Mulch with leaves okay?

Sure, a sprinkle in each planting hole is good.
KarenO

Worth1 · October 19, 2015

My soil never freezes here but I do mulch with leaves to protect some tender plants I have.
This allows them to come back a lot better each year.
If I were you I would pile as many leaves as I could on each bed.
If they stay there all winter you can always gently remove them in the spring.

Worth

October 17, 2015	#1
BackyardFarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Wisconsin, zone 4b Posts: 360	Bulbs. Should I plant this late? I just bought more flowers on clearance! This time it was bulbs from Aldi. It was an unbeatable deal so I had to pick them up. I have Daffodils, Tulips, Alliums, and Crocus. Can I still put them in the ground? Or should I pot them up over winter to keep them? Or maybe keep in the fridge?

October 18, 2015	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Obviously too late to get blooms and they have to go through cold to bloom anyway. At least tulips. This is how they force tulips to bloom. Will the bulbs over winter in the soil there? I just looked and yes they will I thought they would. Do you want these in containers or in the yard? If in the yard plant them now. Worth Worth Last edited by Worth1; October 18, 2015 at 12:53 AM.

October 19, 2015	#6
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	Yeah, it's not too late I have not even started planting mine yet, although I'm warmer than you are. Fall is when you plants bulbs. well most bulbs, some are planted in the spring, some in the summer. I myself do not use bone meal. It takes way too long to break done. I use compost. Last edited by drew51; October 19, 2015 at 07:56 AM.

October 18, 2015	#3
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I see that Worth looked them up. Plant the hell out of them. I trust Worth. With bulbs, I always planted them and left them alone. It seems they like that.

October 18, 2015	#4
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,922	It's getting a bit late but plant them right away, the correct depth. Add some bone meal to the area and mulch them well to keep the ground from freezing solid until it's really cold. That way they should have at least a couple of weeks to settle in and make some roots before the ground freezes solid. KarenO