Allium bulbs – storing and moving
5B zone. Currently full sun. The previous home owner had planted beautiful allium bulbs 15 + years ago, I went to dig them up to move them after they bloomed and dried up in late July. For each dried flower,…
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Replanting Tulips
Hello,
Located in east Ontario, I want to replant a couple of tulips that come out in a busy place…
I checked this site:
https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/when-can-i-move-tulip-bulbs#:~:text=Answer%3A,can%20be%20located%20in%20October
Since the foliage of the tulips have now turned to brown, is it ready to…
Fertilizing Spring Bulbs
Hello Master Gardeners! I purchased granular Bulb Food (5-10-5) last year intending to fertilize my daffodils this spring. I expect I’m way too late for this year (daffs have come and gone!) but for next year, are you able to…
Something eating my peony
One of my 8 peonies has been eaten, almost down to the ground. The picture is hard to see, but it looks to me as if both an insect and a small animal have been chowing down.
In full…
Chives have taken over my garden!
Hi. Somehow my entire front yard/garden is covered in a thick layer of chives. They come back in increasing numbers every year.
How can I stop them shy of removing the top couple inches of soil?
Attached is a picture…
Allium flower buds all eaten
Hello! I’m hoping the TMG can come to my help again. The flower buds on most of my alliums have been eaten or taken away. Just a tall stem and top of the bud missing. There is nothing on the…
Grass seed with 17 nitrogen and bulbs
Over the years I have planted daffodil and crocus bulbs in my lawn for quite a spring display. Just recently my husband put grass seed on the lawn and it contained nutrients that turned out to be nitrogen 17. It…
Tulip bulbs came to life after many years of dormancy
Hello, I live in Toronto. Many years ago – at least 10, probably more – I received a pot of tulips that were blooming. After they finished, I put the pot in our basement, intending to plant the bulbs in…
Replanting allium THIS spring
I have various kinds of allium plants sprouting up in my Toronto garden right now. They are overcrowding it and I would like to move many of them to a farmhouse garden in north Pickering ( 25 minutes north east…
Ranunculus corms
I’ve been gifted ranunculus corms and it’s March 30. Can I just pre-soak them for 3 to 4 hours and shove them in the ground. Do I wait a week or two? Is it all too late for this year?…