If you want a garden full of flowers in the spring, don't forget to plant flower bulbs in the fall. Crocuses can beautify the garden as early as March, while tulips and daffodils bloom around Easter.
If you plant flower bulbs in autumn, you can enjoy the flowers in spring
The right place for flower bulbs
The bulbous and tuberous plants thrive best in the garden in open and sunny places. Here they get the most light before the trees and shrubs have fully developed their foliage. Onions are beautiful as they grow wild over time and then cover larger areas.
When planting bulbs, you can let your creative skills run free and combine a wide variety of flower types and colors with each other. Once the bulbs are in the ground, no further care is usually required. Some bulbs require watering immediately after planting, e.g. daffodils.
The selection of onions
In addition to the selection of flower type and color, there are other criteria to consider when buying onions. The onion should be firm, dry in texture and have a smooth skin. Soft or even mushy specimens are already spoiled and can no longer be planted.
As a general rule, large onions are a better choice. They're more expensive, but produce stronger plants with nicer buds.
Planting bulbs step by step
Flower bulbs must be planted as soon as possible after purchase. If this is not possible, store them in a cool, dry and dark place for a few days.
A dry day is ideal for getting the bulbs into the ground. Proceed as follows:
- First, loosen the soil a little with a hoe.
- Dig a planting hole about three times as deep as the bulb is thick.
- If the soil at the planting site is particularly loamy and impermeable, a drainage layer of sand can be introduced.
- Put the bulb in the ground with the root end down.
- The location becomes particularly attractive when several bulbs are planted in one place.
- Cover the onions with soil and press them down a little.
- To ensure that the planting site is not forgotten, simply insert a short stick into the planting site as a reminder.