Got your bulbs planted yet?

I'm a bulb person. I look forward to the Springtime. The Tulips, Daffodils and Irises all winter long. Traditionalist that I am I love the Tulips that are yellow, Daffodils that are red, and Irises that are purple. I planted the Bulbs this week. The experts say I may be too late. I say phooey. I'm late almost every year and they do just fine. I just planted them this year the week after Thanksgiving. That's be fine for Evansville. As long as you are after the first frost and before the first real hard ground freeze the bulbs seem to do just fine.

          Here's how I do it. I like my bulbs all in bunches. I have six trees leading up the drive on one side. I consider it decoration to have some spring color there. They'll get plenty of sun and it's perfect placment on my property. They look like they are made for that spot. I'll post some pics this year. I use galvanized wash tubs and place them in between the trees. The soil is always mixed in with plenty of fresh compost. I mix my fertilizer in, in the fall, seldom if ever in the spring. Always use the slow release version in the fall so it's not leached away too soon. I put about 20 to 30 bulbs in each tub buried about 5 to 8 inches in the soil, depending which bulbs I'm using. As a general rule the bigger they are the deeper they go.  I like to plant them pretty close to each other 2 to 3 inches apart. Root down - pointy end up. I cover them with a couple inches of bark mulch, and water them in. The tubs I have setting down in the soil 5 or 6 inches. Mainly to keep the roots from getting too warm in the spring.  Even in December I look forward to fresh cut flowers on the table for supper.