Spring is blooming! As you see the Forsythia bushes bloom with their bright yellow flowers, it is a reminder that the ground is now warm enough to put Crabicide down on the lawn.
If you are enjoying the flowering bulbs and are wishing you had planted bulbs in your yard last fall, now is the time to plan for their location. Bulbs are less particular about soil than most other plants, but drainage is important. Areas where water stands several hours after a rain storm should be avoided.
Don’t spread bulbs too thin. It is usually more effective to plant thickly in one area than it is to scatter the bulbs thinly all over the garden. Spring colors and heights of blooms may change from day to day. Before you judge the season, wait until flowering is completely finished.
Tulips or daffodils make great cut flowers for a vase. Cut the flowers as soon as they are beyond the tight bud stage and are just beginning to show color.
If you want to encourage tulips to bloom the following spring, remove the spent flowers. Snapping off the top 3 inches of stem diverts energy from seed formation to bulb growth. There is no benefit to removing daffodil flowers except to tidy up the planting bed.
