I live in Montreal, Quebec
2006-10-12 15:59:35 · 35 answers · asked by ludmilla m 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
You might want to check out the website of 'Today's Gardener' using the link below.
You may also be able to locate a planting schedule for daffodils.
Hope this proves useful!
2006-10-13 04:06:25 · answer #1 · answered by Rahbn42 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The fall- before a hard frost. Plant bulbs inside plastic colanders (strainers from the dollar/discount store). The squirrells and chipmunks, and especially the moles/voles will have a harder time getting to them from the side or from underneath. You will still lose some to the little critters that DO dig them up for snacks, so plant extra. This is especially true of the tulips. Daffodills are more prolific and less likely to be sabotaged by our furry friends.
2006-10-13 05:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by nicknock54 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I live in the high Sierra Mountains and I wait until the middle or end of November, just before the ground freezes.
When I lived in Southern California I would buy them in the fall and store them in the garage fridge for three months and plant them in January so they would bloom by February or March. Tulips need a really good long deep chill to really shoot up and bloom big. Mine grow to be about 4 feet tall, and the blossoms are more like soup bowls, and I buy them from the generic open bins at the hardware store so they aren't anything special to start out with.
They peak through the snow here around late January and stay in bloom for about two months, with daily watering, even in the snow!
2006-10-13 05:47:31 · answer #3 · answered by Liligirl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tulip bulbs are generally planted in the fall - right now is probably as late in the year as you want to go.
I think it is the same for daffodils but don't quote me on this. When you go to buy tulip or daffodil bulbs, you will be told when the right time to plant them is!
Hope that helps
2006-10-13 02:17:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Now, Honey, Before the ground freezes. Personally, I look for tulips that bloom early. They are the 1st ones to pop through the snow. Daffodils bloom later. I also love icicle pansies. They are the very 1st burst of color, and work out wonderful here in St. Clair Shores Michigan. Good Luck to you, and may all your blooms come through.
2006-10-12 22:06:49 · answer #5 · answered by gypsyparadise123 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the Fall and plant the bulbs about 12" deep before a
hard frost.
2006-10-13 02:48:18 · answer #6 · answered by caroline j 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh get out there Quick. Now is the best time before the ground freezes. Make sure they're the proper depth so the bulbs survive those cold winters and look forward to those beautiful spring blossoms!
2006-10-12 18:09:30 · answer #7 · answered by Carolyn T 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Right Now, if you want to have them for next spring...only go down about 6", when you plant, there is something called
bulb growth, just throw in a handfull of this bulb food, into the hole, the tulips
really look nice, if you put 3 or 4 of them in each hole,
just plant them, and forget about them until next spring...they will be beautiful....
2006-10-12 23:35:34 · answer #8 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bulbs are best planted before a deep freeze. They give better flowers in the spring. Seeds are best planted after the last freeze. Keep water on the seeds this helps them germinate better.
2006-10-13 05:03:55 · answer #9 · answered by really???? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hello Montreal...good to see you here...and not in an igloo...that is an Eskimo hut....as for your tulips -- which come from Holland..which were imported there from the ottoman empire-- turkey etc...the right time..is when you have the energy to plant them..which is right before the winter freezes the ground and falling snow make it impossible to plant...voila...enjoy mon Ami...
2006-10-12 18:04:00 · answer #10 · answered by s t 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋