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Plant Spring Flowering Bulbs In The Fall Delightful Daffodils, Tempting Tulips, and Cute Crocus. Alliteration aside, spring beauty results from fall bulb planting. In fact fall is the only time to set out spring flowering bulbs.
Buying the best bulbs will
result in the best performance. Large bulbs contain much more “flower power”
than small economy ones. You see, bulbs are field grown (ours come from
Holland), dug, then graded according to size, the same
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eggs. The smallest bulbs are often bagged and sold by mail order companies that
advertise in the newspaper. You know, the ones that say 100 tulips for some
incredibly low price. These often will not bloom the first year as they
are simply too small. The next size of bulbs are often sold to chain stores,
which offer "falling prices" at the expense of flowers. Very often only about
half of these bulbs will flower the first year, and those that do bloom will
have fewer flowers per stem and smaller flowers. A good report on the balance
between flowers and bulb size can be found in an article published a few falls
ago in Consumer Reports magazine. Bemis Farms Nursery carries some of the
largest bulbs available. You can see the difference in the picture. Remember
what Sy Syms says "an educated consumer is our best customer".
