Bulbs and Tubers

Spring 2024 Bulbs!!

Notes from Spring

Tulips, alliums, crocus, iris, daffodils have all sprouted!
Only bulbs in pots in garage sprouted while those in the ground have sprouted. From now on, maybe store all pots in garage over winter.
Waiting to see how many alliums return. We may have to plant more this fall.
Planted a peony we grew last year in a pot so we'll see if it sprouts
Iris Reticulata in the Secret Garden did not return but we have found irises elsewhere?

Fall 2023 Update

Brought in the last dahlias and other flowers in just after Halloween!! We dug up the caladiums in mid-October when it got below 50 at night. We dug up the dahlias and the cannas after the first freeze.

We are overwintering 2 Cleopatra cannas that we acclimated and brought in earlier. One of the cannas is blooming inside! Cut down stalks when finished flowering.

We dried tubers out and are storing in the garage wrapped in newsprint paper with some peat moss. We'll see how they do. We have a lot of tubers (we think).

Tubers: Canna and Caladium Etc

Canna Tall Pretoria

Longfield Gardens

Overwintered inside

Caladium Red Flash

Longfield Gardens

These were also slow growing but very pretty. Start inside by April 1st.

Cleopatra

Horn Farm

One overwintered inside

Ostrich ferns

Etsy - Jacobbfarmsandnsy22

Planted in the woodland garden and seem to do well. Order early if ordering.

Dahlias

I am not sure what to do with the dahlias in 2024. They need proper support.

Plant the dahlias in 8-10 inch pots in regular garden soil indoors. Keep constant 70 degrees. Do not water until they sprout - then need light. Soil temperature must be consistently over 60 degrees to plant outside. For the dahlias, I would start them indoors but bring them outside when they sprout. The stems would be hardier