Bergamot & Ivy Care Instructions for Planting Bulbs

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1) Choose a pot that will accommodate several bulbs comfortably. Place some pot shards or clay granules on the bottom to provide better drainage.

2) Partially fill the pot with soil and depress this down slightly. Then press the bulbs lightly into the soil. They may be allowed to almost touch one another. With tulips, arrange them so that the flat sides of their bulbs face the wall of the pot.

3) Continue to fill the post with soil so that the noses of the bulbs disappear under the soil surface. Sprinkle generously with water to encourage rooting.

4) Provide the planted flower bulbs with the required cold period. As soon as the flower bud has emerged fro the bulb, the pots can be place in a warm location.

Four Important Points:

1) Bulbous plants can usually remain planted in their little round or square containers when transferring them into other prettier containers, baskets or pots. A layer of soil, moss wood chips or gravel conceals the plastic. If the container does not fit into the pot, the bulbs can also be carefully removed from their original pot. Usually, the sandy contents allow easy removal of the bulb by holding the pot upside-down and tapping the bottom.

2) Bulbous plants need water frequently, but not in large amounts.

3) Once the flower emerges, water now and again with a plant sprayer to keep the flowers from drying out.

4) Always use an uneven number of bulbs in a bowl or container since this produces a prettier effect. Always use flower bulbs of a single kind and a single color in one pot. This is the only way to have all colors shown off to perfection when you place several pots side by side.

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