How to Plant a Bulb
in Grass
You can plant bulbs
in grass and they will then increase and spread themselves. This
is referred to as naturalising in gardening books. This workshop
deals with planting individual bulbs - e.g. daffodils and tulips.
Check out the bulbs you're thinking of planting before you buy.
Bulbs planted in grass have to be left while their leaves die back
after flowering. You have to leave the area of grass they're planted
in until at least 4-5 weeks after flowering. This is a very informal
style, and great for woodland areas.
What You Need:
Bulbs; a bulb planter or hand trowel; an area of grass to plant
them in; bonemeal. Optional: labels to mark which type of bulbs
you have planted where..
Step 1
First cut the grass as short as possible. Clean the bulbs, remove
any outer loose layers and old roots. Take a handful of bulbs and
scatter them over the ground which you intend to plant them in.
You want them to look natural or random, but make sure they are
at least a bulb's width apart.
Step 2
Lift each bulb in one hand and with your other hand, use a bulb
planter to remove a small circular core of turf and earth. This
should be 10-15cm deep, about the same as the height of the bulb
planter.
Step 3
Scatter a small amount of bonemeal into the hole, mixed with some
of the soil from the core. Place the bulb in on top of this, with
it's growing point at the top.
Step 4
Take the small core of earth and break some of it up roughly, then
push it down into the hole to cover the bulb.
Step 5
Replace the top part of the core with the turf topping and firm
it back into the ground. Take care not to damage the tip of the
bulb. Brush any gaps in the turf with loose soil. Label your bulbs
with their type and variety, so you can identify them before and
after they flower. This is useful if you think you will want to
move the bulbs in the future.
Source: Greenfingers
