bulb planting

Burying tulip corms

Bulb planting is the practice of putting flower bulbs in the ground, typically in fall for spring blooms like tulips, daffodils, and crocuses.

The term covers both the activity and the timing: Bulb planting season starts in October.

Proper depth and spacing vary by species, but most bulbs go pointed end up.

Related
  • tulipBulbous spring flower
  • daffodilYellow trumpet-shaped spring flower
  • crocusSmall spring bulb flower
  • soilGround matter for planting
  • digUnearth by shoveling

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gardening action

bulb plantinguprooting

Extracting from the earth

deadheading · weeding

propagation method

bulb plantingseed sowing

Planting by scattering

direct seeding · division · grafting · layering · tissue culture

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