Use and Care Manual

BULB PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Loosen soil in the planting bed to a depth of at least 8 Remove any weeds, rocks or

other debris. You can mix in compost, other organic matter or slow releasing

fertilizer if your soil lacks nutrients.

Step 2: Depending on the bulb, follow the recommendation on the label for planting depth.

As a general rule, plant big bulbs about 8” deep and small bulbs about 5” deep or

plant the bulb three times the height of the bulb, for example if your bulb is 3 inches

you would plant it at 6” deep). Set the bulb in the hole pointy side up or the roots

down. It’s easy to spot the pointy end of a tulip; tougher with a crocus. If you can’t

ﬁgure out the top from the bottom, plant the bulb on its side, in most cases, even if

you don’t get it right, the ﬂower bulb will still ﬁnd its way topside.

Step 3: Now that the bulbs are planted, back ﬁll with soil over the hole, lightly compress the

soil but do not pack it. Water to stimulate root growth. There is no need to water

continuously unless you live in an area with low precipitation in the winter months.

AFTERCARE

Fertilizing

For bulbs that are intended to naturalize (return for several years) or for bulbs that are com-

ing into their second year, spread an organic fertilizer such as compost, or a slow release

bulb food on top of the soil.

Pruning

When the ﬂowers have completed blooming, cut the ﬂower head o but do not cut the

foliage. Bulbs will use the foliage to gather nutrients from the sun and store for the following

seasons. Once the foliage has turned yellow or brown you can cut them to ground level.

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