Cowadunga Dudes!

 

1. If you intersperse crocus with your tulips you’ll have a longer bloom time.  As one fades the other blooms.

   Try lily of the valley and daffodils in the same bed, too.

   http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-09-21/news/0809180394_1_daffodils-bulbs-plant

   That’s one thing I miss about living in the north---those bulbs.  They don’t survive in Florida.

   Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler       09/21/2013  at  02:30 PM  



2. Watch our for Mr. squirrel, he seems to love tulip bulbs!

   Posted by StephanA       09/21/2013  at  03:51 PM  



3. Odd to have bagged topsoil have manure that is so...er...fresh.  Usually they let it age for a year or two prior to selling it.

   Posted by Argentium G. Tiger       09/21/2013  at  04:12 PM  



4. The stuff was a bit damp. How long does it take to lose the heady aroma?

   Posted by Drew458       09/21/2013  at  06:34 PM  



5. Depends on how much fresh cow manure is actually present, but the worst of it should be over after a couple of rains, and the fermentation/breakdown process can continue just below the surface.

   Posted by Argentium G. Tiger       09/22/2013  at  07:50 AM  



6. And if that process is still ongoing you need to be careful it does not burn your bulbs and kill them.  A thermometer check might be in order.

   Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler       09/22/2013  at  08:07 AM  



7. I don’t know what the heck the previous owners did with the bed on the west side of the house (shade until late afternoon) - but my older daughter and I dug out a gazillion day lilies and I planted hostas in front and calla lilies in the back (around 2009) - they have done so well - that it barely needs weeding. The east side of the house - is a damn desert, all that is there (previous owners - planted a zillion perennials) are dead and it is so dry almost no weeds grow.

   Who knows - I just hope it all survives until we can move - so that we can sell the place and get out of dodge. Or we get a job and some money so that I can work to bring it back up again.

   Posted by wardmama4       09/22/2013  at  10:15 AM  

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