Making Gardens Multi-Use to Any Scale
Story One: Transplanting Bulbs
Finding garden space for a growing interest can be a challenge. Turns out seeking garden space can have a fun silver lining. Some creative and out-there solutions are in order.
What I have found so far in the creative/out-there solution department is that potatoes emerge well in cardboard boxes, Romaine lettuce is amazing in a table garden and consider spring planting when doing fall planting.
My current challenge is finding a spot for dahlia’s that I started in the greenhouse this spring. Dahlia’s like to be in the ground to be prolific. I use them for cutting as well as ornamentation, so a sunny, prominent spot is also important. I have a garden out front of the house that is packed with allium, which I’ve determined needs to be split, so it makes sense to remove them, split and replant them elsewhere to create a bit of prime garden space for the dahlias.
Like most bulbs, allium die off after blooming. Once the flowers are done and the foliage starts to brown or die back, it is safe to relocate them. To split the bulbs, gently separate the individual bulbs along natural divisions.
Editor’s tip: the Royal Horticultural Society informs and recommends that after about three years, the bulbs will start flowering less, and that is when the allium bulbs should be dug, divided, and replanted.
Coming soon, ornamental maples – finding a new container home.
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