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Autumn is often accompanied by heavy rains and gray days of the passing summer. To brighten up the upcoming nostalgia for the warm season, many summer residents decorate their flower beds and gardens with blooming autumn flowers. They are planted in the summer, so by autumn they become an excellent decoration for gardens. But what bulbous ones? flowers are planted in autumn?
Those that bloom in early spring. Planting in the fall will allow the plants to wake up as the snow melts. While other flowering plants are preparing for winter cold and dormancy, their bulbous counterparts are beginning to prepare for an early spring awakening. Many novice gardeners prefer bulbous flowers, as they are less whimsical. In this article we will talk about the advantages of autumn planting, the features of choosing soil and planting material.
Advantages of autumn flower planting
Each period for planting flowers has its own advantages. Next, a number of advantages of autumn planting will be given:
- In autumn there is less hassle in the garden. Bulbous flowers can be planted after harvesting and cleaning the garden.Thanks to this, work can be completed thoroughly and measuredly, which cannot be said about spring, since during this period, in addition to planting flowers, it is necessary to prepare the soil for planting vegetables, sow and grow seedlings.
- In autumn, high-quality planting material can be bought on sale at better prices.
- Stratification of plant bulbs and seeds is natural in autumn. So, you do not have to additionally soak and keep the planting material in the refrigerator.
- Plants are easier to transplant in the cool season. The number of pests and pathogenic bacteria decreases with the onset of autumn cold weather. Still warm soil allows the bulbs to take root before frost, which ensures that flowers can germinate with the first warmth of spring.
- Return frosts are not harmful to the bulbs of spring flowering plants that have hardened over the winter.
- When planting in autumn, flowers begin to grow earlier in the spring, and therefore they will bloom in early spring.
- Due to the seasonal autumn rains, you can free yourself from watering bulbous flowers.
What flowers are planted in autumn?
In the fall, bulbous flowers are divided, planted and planted. Among them:
- Crocuses.
- Hyacinths.
- Tulips.
- Muscari.
- Phlox paniculata.
- Pushkinia.
- Scylla.
- Lilies.
- Sedum.
- Astilbe.
- Peonies.
- Evening primrose bush.
- Adonis.
- Clematis.
- Aconite.
- Rudbeckia.
- Lupine.
- Brunerra macrofolia.
- Echinacea.
Annuals, planted in autumn, bloom better and longer in spring. This is due to natural stratification in the soil.
When to plant bulbous flowering plants
Spring flowers from the bulbous family require a period of cold dormancy to bloom.So, from the second half of August until mid-September, the following bulbous flowers are planted:
- Crocuses.
- Astilbe.
- Daffodils.
- Muscari.
- Rudbeckia.
- Phloxes.
- Pushkinia.
- Solidago.
- Chionodox.
- Grouse or fritillaria.
In the last ten days of September you can plant lilies, tulips and daylilies. Second-rate planting material will not germinate, so buy unsold low-quality bulbs with signs of drying out, rot and mold should not be used. The best option is to purchase planting material from reputable sources such as nurseries, garden centers and reputable catalogs.
Selection of location and soil
Bulbous plants bloom when trees have not yet blossomed, so they can also be planted under them. Scillas or scillas and crocuses look great in flower arrangements of rockeries and rock gardens.
The soil must be fertile. Water should not stagnate in it. Clay soil must be mixed with sand. In some cases, heavy clogged soil is drained. Before planting flowering plants, the soil should be fertilized and watered. If necessary, it is also compacted.
Landing Features
Before planting, you need to inspect each bulb. In this case, in the spring the plants will bloom well and will not get sick. Bulbs with damage are treated in a solution of potassium permanganate. The damaged areas also need to be treated with brilliant green. To prevent all the flowers in the beds or flower beds from getting sick after you have planted them, do not use for planting those bulbs that have signs of disease and rotting.
Bulbous flowers need to be planted at a certain depth, but it all depends on the plant variety.Although there is one general rule - the layer of soil must correspond to three diameters of the bulb. For example, the diameter of the planting material is 1 cm, then it needs to be sprinkled with 3 cm of soil.
The easiest way to plant bulbs is on the lawn. To do this, simply remove the layer of turf and place the bulbs in the loosened soil, and then cover them again with a layer of turf.
If you have to work with heavy soil that is heavily compacted by rain, then you need to add sand to the prepared hole before planting bulbous flowers in the fall, without reducing the planting depth. If it’s a dry autumn, then the planted flower bulbs need to be watered abundantly and then mulched. Fallen leaves or loose peat can serve as mulch.
A distance of 15–20 cm should be left between the bulbs. If you are planting large bulbs and they should be planted deep in the ground, this can be done not only by sprinkling with soil, but also by mulching and covering with spruce branches.
Therefore, after planting, they need to be covered with greenhouse film. In spring, you need to remove the film in time, as the bulbs may dry out.
Tulips are the least whimsical. The distance between the bulbs should be no more than 10 cm, and the burial depth should be equal to three times the diameter of the bulb.
In September
In the first ten days of September, solidago, rudbeckia, astilda and phlox should be replanted. Gardeners also divide the bushes during this period. In addition, in the first half of September, landings are carried out small bulbous plants. These include Chionodoxa, Scylla, Crocus, Pushkinia and Muscari.
In the second ten days of the month, daffodils are planted, and a week later - hyacinths. Planting tulips falls on the last ten days of September. Flower planting times must be observed. For example, if you plant daffodils in the third rather than the second decade of the month, then they will not develop roots, as a result of which the plants may not survive the winter.
In October
Tulips and hyacinths can be planted until mid-October. Hyacinths need to be planted deep into the ground - 17–20 cm, depending on the diameter of the bulb. To avoid waterlogging of the soil during heavy rains, the planting site for these plants should be covered with film.
Tulips adapt well to damp and cold soil. Their planting depth varies between 15–18 cm depending on the size of the bulbs. Please note that tulips planted in mid-October cope more easily with diseases and viruses, such as variegation.
In November
At this time, only tulips can be planted, and then only on the condition that the year has turned out to be warm and this month the air temperature has not yet fallen below +5C. Otherwise, the bulbs will not only slow down in growth, but may even die.
If you bought tulip bulbs late, you can plant them at home in a container for forcing.
When is the best time to buy planting material?
If you need to purchase planting material, it is best to do this immediately before planting. However, this is not always possible, since the bulbs of summer flowers are sold at the end of winter, and in the future the owner of the planting material will have to take care of its safety.
If you purchased planting material in advance, then place it in peat or sand and store it in the refrigerator or basement at a temperature not exceeding 7C.
These include crocuses, hyacinths, tulips and daffodils. Externally, the bulbs may look healthy, although if they were stored in a warehouse, their shelf life has long expired.
So, this article examined the question of what bulbous flowers are planted in the spring and how to do it. By adhering to the above recommendations, you will be able to please your household with a beautiful flower bed in the spring. In addition, we invite you to watch an additional instructive video on the topic:
