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Using a Bulb Planter
Project Using ANY Hand Bulb Planter (I cannot find the Ames Deluxe…which is the one that I personally own)
1. Get your items together. You may or may not want to use gloves. It is whatever you prefer, I wear gloves and highly recommend them. Pick out the flower bulbs that you are going to plant, whether you want to use new bulbs or replant previous ones. You can also plant small flowers with this planter and follow the directions for the plant that you are planting.
2. Find the area that you are going to plant your bulbs. You probably already had something in mind when you started your project. Keep in mind that trees may have large roots that can hinder your progress.
3. Start making your hole. While you are pushing down on the planter, you want to twist the hand in a circular motion, kind of back and forth. This helps cut the ground and move any rock or roots that may be in your way. The teeth work in a cutting motion when it comes to the small roots.
4. Depth. The flowers that I am using have a four inch depth and my bulb planter is marked, so when I get to the mark I can pull the planter out of the ground. Depending on the dampness of the dirt you may have to use your hands or a trowel to remove the dirt from your hole. Mine was a little damp and clay like so the dirt stayed in the planter.
5. The bulb. The bulb that I used needed to be planted with the point pointing upward and that is what I did.
6. Covering up the plant. I put the planter back in the hole and used my fingers to push the dirt out of the planter and back in the hole. You may have loose dirt. Then you just fill your hole back up and you have successfully planted your plant.
Review
I would recommend this product to anyone that would have a small job. It tends to get tiresome when you have 10 or more bulbs or flowers to plant. The cutting action that this model has is handy as well.
While I was unable to find my exact bulb planter I did find one called the Beaver Long Handle Bulb Planter that looks very similar. I purchased my bulb planter over 8 years ago, so I'm sure brands and models have changed a bit since then. But I'm sure any bulb planter will get the job done.
About the Author
Carlene Townson
What does it mean when the bulb at the end of your roots are black and like wet?
Normally when I pluck hairs the bulb at the root is white, but today, I was plucking my eyebrows and I plucked a few that had black bulbs instead of white bulbs and they kind of looked wet. What does that mean and is that normal?
That happens to me all the time. It's the folicle, it'll grow back, unfortunately.
Hope this helps!
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Divide Your Bulb Plants To Produce New Growth
When you're learning about something new, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of relevant information available. This informative article should help you focus on the central points.
One of the features of bulbs that make them so attractive is the ability for the gardener to divide their bulb plants to produce new growth, share with friends, or just plant in different areas of the landscape.
In addition, many bulb flowers become overgrown, and reducing the growth through dividing bulbs is the best way to get things back under control. It is generally easy to tell when a planting of bulbs needs to be divided. One sure sign is when a previously well blooming planting of bulbs has begun to provide only sparse blooms. Most times the culprit is overcrowding, and the solution is to divide those bulbs. Properly dividing the bulbs will reduce the overcrowding and allow the remaining bulbs to bloom for vibrantly.
The techniques used to divide bulbs depend on the exact type of bulb to be divided. There are actually five different types of bulb flowers - true bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes and tuberous roots. The techniques for dividing each type of bulb vary, so it is important to know which type you are working with. Any good gardening guide will tell you which type of bulb you have, and that information is usually provided when you buy the bulbs as well.
True bulbs
To divide a true bulb, you should begin by carefully separating the original bulb from the smaller bulb growing at its base. When dividing lily bulbs, you should be careful to first remove the outer scales from the basal plate. After the outer scales are removed, the ends of the bulb should be dipped in a rooting hormone, and the bulb should be planted immediately.
Corms
Corms are not true bulbs, and they renew their growth each season through the production of a new corm, and sometimes also small cormels growing on top of the original corm. To divide corms, the gardener should simply separate the healthy new corms, as well as any cormels, from the original corms.
Tubers
As tubers mature, they increase both their size and the number of growing points. However, most tubers do not form distinct increases. Therefore, to divide tubers, a large tuber should be cut into two or more sections, being sure that each section contains at least one growing point.
Rhizomes
The new growth on rhizomes is produced from growth points located at their sides. Rhizomes are divided by breaking the sections apart at the natural divisions between them, being sure that each of the new divisions has at least one growth point on it.
Tuberous roots
A tuberous root will contain several growing points. Some, like daylilies, form separate and distinct plants, which can simply be pulled apart. This type of sectioning is generally done in fall or summer while the plant is still in its growth stage.
Other tuberous root plants, such as dahlias, are more difficult to separate. In order to separate more difficult plants like dahlias, you will need to cut the clumps apart so that each root has a growth bud from which to start. With these types of plants, it is best to separate them in early spring, before planting.
Truthfully, the only difference between you and experts is time. If you'll invest a little more time in reading, you'll be that much nearer to expert status when it comes to dividing your bulbs properly.
The day will come when you can use something you read about here to have a beneficial impact. Then you'll be glad you took the time to learn more about dividing your bulbs properly.
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