Show home magazine For formal planting bulb experts and landscape architects suggest a trench six inches deep placing the bulbs in rows six inches apart with pointed ends up Ideal planting time for tulips is from to A package of bulbs and a trowel are all the materials needed to create a riot of colorful flowers in your garden next spring Tulips are easy to grow and aren’t too particular about soils If you don’t like rows U7 planting in groups diinf mid-Octob- mid-Novemb- rm Key Flower in Next Spring’s m Garden Beauty jl by L W Hi Tribune is tulip planting time AUTUMN everywhere From Oct Nov 15 is considered ideal for our area so you better start getting ready If tulip planting is on your agenda tlfen right now is the time to get into the tulip catalogs— to study and learn all you can about their colors bloom habits types sizes and uses Make a plan and arrangement 'for your tulip plantings to give a series of color surprises that will last throughout the entire spring Select some of the small “species” tulips for your rock garden or to use as unexpected color spots among the shrubs and perennials Try some Darwins for background Selective use of varieties in the Parrots Rembrandts Cottage Breeders and Lily flowered types will extend the bloom period close to three months long-stemme- BUY Here’s a good arrangement for group planting There are 12 bulbs here nine around the circle and three In the middle You can plan! tulips In and around your shrubbery to give color surprises for your garden In the spring d AND PLANT only good bulbs buying study each ety for its size color time and habit of bloomr and length and strength of stem Design your planting plan to take advantage of these varietal traits so they will best fit into your own particular planting conditions and requirements Buy your tulips early — as soon as planting plans and color combinations have been decided upon Early purchases from reliable dealers give you a greater choice of variety- and color as well as bulbs of better quality to choose from It is not wise to buy inferior bulbs at any price Tulips are not too particular about soil types Just avoid extremes and be sure of good drainage You will find that almost any good garden soil properly prepared is suitable for tulips IS considered good practice to prepare new areas for planting at least two weeks ahead and then to water them well to encourage settling of the soil Well rotted manure or other humus plus three pounds of a balanced fertilizer for each 100 square feet of area should be spread on the vari- - r' ptembar l 195S Garde 11 am Consul Uik surface and worked into the soil to a depth of eight to ten inches Tulips look better when planted in clumps or groups of 3 5 9 or a dozen or more If they are to be planted in rows you can produce the impression of more plants by "staggering” the bulbs in opposite rows IMPORTANT points in are proper depth and assurance that each bulb is embedded in the soil in such a manner as to eliminate all air pockets Depth of planting for ordinary garden use should be six inches or more Specimen blooms for shows where there is no concern for increasing the number of bulbs are often planted 12 inches deep Where the number of bulbs to be planted is not great they may be placed on the surface of the bed in the desired arrangement and color scheme Space them six to nine inches apart with each individual bulb placed on the spot selected for R Dig a hole for each bulb with your trowel making it the proper depth and large enough at the bottom to accommodate the bulb If the soil Is at all heavy place a handful of sand under each bulb to assure drainage Press the bulb firmly in place and cover When all the bulbs in a given location are planted smooth and firm the bed with a rake before starting the next group TWO ' SECOND scheme of planting often used for large beds is te remove the top six inches of soil l Is from the entire bed The then prepared by working sand humus and fertilizer into it A light layer of top soil Is added and the entire are smoothed over Tulips bulbs then are placed according to plan and carefully covered with the balance of the top soil The bed is then firmed and smoothed and watered welL In some instances a light surface application of commercial fertilizer is applied either before winter sets in or in the very early spring It’s getting U he tulip planting time se get out the catalogs and plan Buy the best quality bulb bow you can brighten up your spring garden A sub-soi- This simple planting yon do is follow the Inr on the bulb you the ends up re-cev- chart Is a complete guide to bulb gardening' AH charge and dig from eoc inch deep to 12 depend are planting Place your bulbs in the soil pointed hole with dirt and yenr planting chore is finished M 17 |