Preparing Beds For Spring Flowers
The appearance of our gardens next spring and early summer depends largely on how well we plan and plant them now (October). To the garden-minded people who have migrated to the South from the colder North I would emphasize that many plants (especially the hardy annuals) which they have been accustomed to planting in spring must, in their new Southern gardens, be planted in the fall.
In many areas the main obstacle to fall planting is dry weather; the soil is too hard to work. But since we cannot afford to delay planting, first soak the soil with a sprinkler, soil soaker or sprinkling hose until it is moist to a depth of 10 or 12 inches and then prepare the bed.
Though plant food will be carried down eventually to the plant roots by rains and sprinkling, much of it never gets to the spot where it will do the most good. Spread the plant food over the bed and mix it in thoroughly and deeply. This will encourage the roots to grow downward instead of toward the surface. If you can prepare the beds a few weeks before planting just like sago plant care, so much the better; this will give time for the plant food to dissolve, become somewhat neutralized and be more readily available to the plants.
More spring-flowering bulbs – Not nearly enough spring-flowering bulbs are being grown in the South. In Virginia and the Carolinas they are grown commercially for both bulbs and cut flowers, and in spring many home gardens in these states are happy with daffodils and tulips. Well down into Florida narcissi is grown.
A spring show of flowering bulbs – It seems to me that horticultural societies and garden clubs are overlooking a splendid channel of activity by not sponsoring more spring-flowering bulb shows. They are perhaps the easiest of all specialty flower shows to stage. Relatively new in some sections of the South, a spring-bulb show would stimulate interest not only in these bulbs but in better gardening.
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