I planted tulips and narcissus on Sept. 4. My question is...?

Question

I think I did everything right. I planted them about 4" deep and added bulb food in the hole, then watered them thoroughly.
My question is...do I have to continut watering them every day like I do my other perrenials and annuals? It's been so dry here in Mass. And what do I do about the squirrels in my yard to prevent them from digging them up? I put cayenne pepper on top of the soil. Will that do?

Answer 1

No, you don't have to water them, they will get all the moisture they need from the soil before it is time for them to bloom in the Spring. I never water mine at all. One thing you can do for the squirrels is the loosely wrap chicken wire around each bulb and plant the bulb wire and all. This will protect the bulb and still allow it to grow through the openings. Since you've already buried the bulbs and if you don't want to dig them back up then you can lay the chicken wire on the ground over the bulb and pin it to the ground. This will keep them from digging them up.

Good Luck

Answer 2

This tip won't work for you since you've already planted the bulbs, but for future plantings: put the bulbs in a paper bag with medicated body powder ( like Gold Bond ) and shake them up. Then plant them. Coating them with the powder apparently keeps the squirrels from being attracted to them.

Answer 3

We have planted many bulbs and no, you do not have to keep on watering them. They will be fine. We had a problem with squirrels and chipmunks and found that putting some used cat litter around the area kept them away. This was sifted cat litter. Dog hair has also worked for the racoons in our garden. Good luck.

Answer 4

they will grow trust me this time of year is when ur supposed to plant all bulbs tulips garlic blah blah blah