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Now’s the time to plant
spring flowering bulbs, but if you live in an apartment, a condo, just don’t
have a spot to plant spring flowering bulbs, or just looking for something
different for the spring, well here’s how you can create your own entire
spring garden, in a pot!
Now, here’s what you’ll
need for your spring garden in a pot:
-One large wide
container, at least 10 -12 inches deep, with great drainage holes in the
bottom.
-Soil-less potting mix
for our medium
-Espoma’s Bulb Food
-And an assortment of
spring flowering bulbs, starting with the earliest bloomers to the later
bloomers. Let’s get an assortment of early minor bulbs, a few hyacinths for
some fragrances, tulips that will bloom after the minors, then some late
blooming daffodils.
1.) Now, remembering how
deep each variety of bulbs would be planted outdoors, we’ll plant them the
same way in the pot, which will give us a layering of bulbs. The tulips and
daffs go the deepest, so fill your container with soil-less potting mix, so
that the first layer of bulbs will be about 8 inches below the top of the
pot.
2.) We’ll put a layer of
daffodils first; slightly cover with our soil, then a layer of tulips next.
Try to make sure the bulbs are not on top of each other when planting.
3.) Slightly cover the
tulips, and then add your hyacinths. Again, slightly cover them with soil,
and at this point, let’s sprinkle in a little bulb food.
4.) Add more soil, then
plant a layer of the minor bulbs, which should put them about 4-5 inches
below the top of the pot. Cover the minor bulbs with soil, lightly tamp,
water in well, and your spring garden in a pot is ready.
5.) Remember, these
bulbs need to be cold for the winter, so leave this outside until the
temperatures are consistently cold, then store the container in an unheated
garage or shed for the winter, or simply leave the pot outside and surround
it with leaves and mulch. And do make sure it has soil moisture throughout
the winter. Come spring (early March) move your spring garden where it can
be seen, and watch as each layer of bulbs will flower at different times or
slightly overlapping, providing you with a complete spring garden in a pot.
After they’re finished, feel free to plant your bulbs in the ground to enjoy
them for years to come. |
