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Flower lamps desire a good, long, winters rest. Like many people we know, if they awaken before they're completely rested they get type of moody, and then they don't bloom well at all.
Actually what goes on is within a mild cold temperatures, the land remains too comfortable and the lights start to turn out of dormancy early. They begin to increase, and they're at the mercy of freezing if the temperatures dip back down below freezing, once the tips emerge above the soil line. And thats often what are the results. After the lights have emerged, they freeze and then dont bloom at all, or if they do its a really sad display.
Another reason this occurs is really because the lights aren't rooted deeply enough. They may have been deep enough whenever you planted them, but their way can be actually worked by the bulbs up in the ground, as the land goes through the freezing and thawing process. One way to keep your flower bulbs sleeping longer, that will protect them from freezing, would be to mulch the bed.
In the fall just apply a layer of well composted mulch. This layer of mulch can do several things. It'll maintain an increased water content in the soil, that is good so long as the soil isnt too saturated. Well composted mulch also adds useful organic matter to the planting bed. A great natural fertilizer is made by organic matter.
A 3-4 layer of compost also serves being an insulator. The soil will be kept by it from freezing for when you dont want the bulbs dealing with a series of short cycles of freezing and thawing a while, which can be good. Proper the temperatures fall below freezing and stay there for a time, the land does eventually freeze. Then a mulch is proven to work in reverse and keeps the land from thawing out too early. Keeping it in a frozen state is in fact good as the lamps remain dormant for a lengthier time frame.
When they finally do get up it is spring time, and hopefully by the time they arise from the floor the danger of a tough freeze is past and they will not be broken. They will bloom beautifully, if they can be kept by you from cold. The excess organic matter will assist you to nourish the bulbs once they are done flowering, and the cycle begins yet again.
Annual flowers are also planted by us in the exact same beds with your spring bulbs. By the time the risk of frost is past and its time to grow the annuals, the most effective of the lamps have died straight back and are prepared to be removed. The mulch that is included in the fall also really helps to supply the annual flowers, as well as enhance the soil completely. Anytime you add well composted organic matter to your planting beds, you are bound to realize multiple benefits. The important thing words listed below are well composted. Fresh material is not great. small blue arrow
