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- Q.Planting - Have received crocus bulbs. Now, November, when are they planted?
- Q.How To Schedule Bulb Planting After Pre-chilling - I live in zone 8, north Louisiana. I am pre-chilling the following bulbs: crocus, hyacinth, daffodil, tulips and Globemaster/Gladiator/His ...
- Q.Twice-blooming Crocus - My friend has crocus in her beds and lawn that bloom twice annually, both in the early spring and in ...
- Q.Deer & Crocus - Whitetail deer in Hayden Idaho pulled crocus bulb out of ground before munching leave and flowers. Will they bloom again ...
- Q.Crocus Corm And Tulip Bulbs - Do crocus rebloom every year? There are squirrels digging up my tulip bulbs and eating them. I dug ...
- Q.Flowers Not Blooming - Why haven’t my crocus bloomed this year? It’s mostly the yellow ones that have flowered , but very few other ...
- Q.I Have Numerous Crocus That Have Beautiful Greens But No Flowers. How Can I Get Them To Bloom? - Crocus are planted in sunny lawn area
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Franklin on
November 12, 2017
Bethesda, MD 20814Q.Planting
Have received crocus bulbs. Now, November, when are they planted?
- Answered by
MichiganDot on
November 12, 2017A.Crocus are planted in late fall to early winter when the soil has cooled. This keeps them dormant until next spring.
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- Asked by
KatSimp on
November 30, 2017
71106Q.How to schedule bulb planting after pre-chilling
I live in zone 8, north Louisiana. I am pre-chilling the following bulbs: crocus, hyacinth, daffodil, tulips and Globemaster/Gladiator/His Excellency Alliums. 1) I'm getting a lot of different advice regarding the chill time for each bulb. Can you help me with that? 2) Will each bulb flower in the same amount of time after planting? Unfortunately, the bulbs I care about the most are the latest flowering, the alliums. I need to understand how to design my garden; do I design it on them all blooming at the same time, can I plant, for instance crocus, and leave the alliums in the fridge until the crocus die and then plant the alliums where the crocus where? Or do I expect them to all bloom according to the regular blooming schedule? I know this is complicated, (it is for me!) thanks you SO much for any help you can offer!!! Thank you, Kathryn
Answered by
BushDoctor on
November 30, 2017
Certified ExpertA.Because there is so much here to research, I will not be able to answer all of your questions here. They may all bloom at different times, and they may all require different chill hours. I can suggest asking your local extension service, as they will be able to help you will all of your questions. This article will help you to find the nearest one: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search/
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Brian H Caughey on
February 11, 2018
97405Q.Twice-blooming crocus
My friend has crocus in her beds and lawn that bloom twice annually, both in the early spring and in the fall. They are a small, pale purple variety. They spread like crazy, having moved out into the whole flowerbed, across wide swaths of lawn, and are even traveling along cracks in the sidewalk. It's a dramatic sight when they bloom. She doesn't know what variety they are and she herself is surprised at their twice-blooming and spreading qualities. Do you know what variety they are?
- Answered by
MichiganDot on
February 11, 2018A.Perhaps they are Crocus tommasiniansus, a species crocus sometimes simply called tommies, or Crocus speciosus. They multiply rapidly which is both good and bad in my opinion. I don't know for sure but I wonder if some of the fall bloom is from bulblets that reached flowering size that summer.
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Dora VanDyke on
April 14, 2018
Zone 4Q.Deer & Crocus
Whitetail deer in Hayden Idaho pulled crocus bulb out of ground before munching leave and flowers. Will they bloom again next year if I replant them? Should I use blood meal or other supplement to insure they get enough nutients to bloom next year?
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BushDoctor on
April 15, 2018
Certified ExpertA.Usually, the ground will be enough to fertilize, but it would not hurt to add those. It can be difficult to control deer, as even if it is labeled as deer resistant, they will still eat it. It amazes me every time what they will eat. Crocus are decently toxic, so it could not have been enjoyable.
This article will help with ways to prevent deer: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/deer/deer-repellents.htm
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Elaine Siglow on
June 14, 2018
55902-2308Q.crocus corm and tulip bulbs
Do crocus rebloom every year? There are squirrels digging up my tulip bulbs and eating them. I dug them up and am wondering if I need to do anything else before replanting them in the fall? My husband is going to use hardware cloth to keep the squirrels from digging them up next year, but should I be digging them up every year after they bloom and replanting them in the fall?
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Downtoearthdigs on
June 15, 2018A.Yes, Crocus will rebloom and spread!
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March 31, 2019Q.Flowers not blooming
Why haven’t my crocus bloomed this year? It’s mostly the yellow ones that have flowered , but very few other ones have. Haven’t had this problem before Yours E J
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Downtoearthdigs on
April 1, 2019A.This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/crocus/crocus-not-blooming.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
PeppyB4 on
May 11, 2019
54455Q.I have numerous crocus that have beautiful greens but no flowers. How can I get them to bloom?
Crocus are planted in sunny lawn area
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 13, 2019A.This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/crocus/crocus-not-blooming.htm
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