Plant spring flowers in autumn
In autumn the summer flowers have disappeared from the beds. There is plenty of free space for flower bulbs. It is the spring flowers that are now being planted. The fact that they are allowed to go into the ground before winter is due to their hardiness in winter. Summer-flowering bulbous plants, on the other hand, cannot tolerate frost.
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Autumn is ideal as a planting time for two reasons: It is still warm enough for the flower bulbs to take root. And it's cold enough that they don't drift out. At least most of the time. Otherwise the planting date will be postponed to the end of the season.
Select flower bulbs
Bulbs planted in the fall have a long time to go before they sprout and bloom. You have to withstand plenty of cold and wet conditions. That only works if they come into the earth in a perfect condition. Therefore buy onions that you can examine well. An ideal onion is:
- plump, without soft spots
- dry
- free from mold
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The bulbs shouldn't have sprouted either. Because above the ground the fresh green is not as frost-resistant as the flower bulbs in the ground.
Plant in the garden
Those who have their own garden prefer to plant the bulbs in flower beds. So that the individual types of flower bulbs come into their own, they are planted in small tuffs made up of several bulbs. You can Also plant bulbs in the lawn. Some varieties then reproduce diligently and run wild.
When planting, pay attention to a sunny location and loose soil. Planting distances of one bulb width and one are ideal Planting depth of two onion lengths.
Pot planting
Even without a garden you can conjure up the blooming splendor of the onions. Because planting in pots is a tried and tested way of bringing spring to the balcony. the Lasagna method, in which several layers of flower bulbs are planted, leads to particularly rich flowering here.
However, with pots and Balcony cheese the frost a major threat to the flower bulbs. They need to be protected with plenty of fleece. It is even better if it is in the basement at 0 to 8 degrees Celsius overwinter.
