Planted many crocus bulbs last fall, ground temp okay, planted them in wire baskets to protect from critters. None have yet emerged. I am thinking of digging to see what happened or should I wait?
I live in SE MI. It's 3/13. My crocus bulbs aren't blooming yet. Snow cover is nearly gone. When will they
Still a little early. It's been so cold. Usually we would have had a couple warmer days.
Reply:It's the weather. Wait a little longer and you will see them peeping out of the soil. We live in hot West Texas and have not seen leaves on our trees yet.
Reply:i would waite still alittle too early.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
How long do you keep Daffodil bulbs and Crocus bulbs in the refrigerator when forcing Blooms?
I want to force daffodil and crocus blooms. How long do i keep them in the refrigerator?
How long do you keep Daffodil bulbs and Crocus bulbs in the refrigerator when forcing Blooms?
here is a good website for you...http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/... i hope it helps..
Reply:I've never done it myself but I've read that they like about 6 weeks to simulate a real winter. Good luck!
How long do you keep Daffodil bulbs and Crocus bulbs in the refrigerator when forcing Blooms?
here is a good website for you...http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/... i hope it helps..
Reply:I've never done it myself but I've read that they like about 6 weeks to simulate a real winter. Good luck!
How Do I Take Care Of A Crocus Plant?
I'm new at taking care of flowers and plants. It's a new hobby for me. I just bought my first Crocus plant, but not exactly sure how to take care of it...besides watering it. It hasn't bloomed yet, but it will be very beautiful when it does. If anyone out there knows a good bit about plants, I would be gratefull for your advice.
How Do I Take Care Of A Crocus Plant?
Crocus will take care of itself. However, you probably want more than one. A lone crocus is a sorry sight. Buy a bag of 50 crocus bulbs. Walk through the sunn part of your yard and drop the crosus bulbs down about three at a time. Plant where they fall. This is called naturalized. You can add daffodils to this mix too. Crocus will be the first plants to arrive in the spring. They will stick their blooms up in the snow. By the time they are done blooming, the trees will have leaves but you will not have to worry about tree leaves when crocus come up. Because they are so early you have lots of places you can choose to plant because they bloom long before other plants and trees leaf out. Do not cut back the leaves that they leave behind. These leaves gather the nutrients that the bulb needs to reproduce itself and to flower in the following year. If you cut the leaves, you may not have a flowering crocus the next year. A pot is not a natural place for a crocus so if you are keeping it indoors, you may not be to successful keeping it alive. It may bloom once and die.
Reply:Crocus grows well when there is alot of sunlight but some perfer the shade, also they cant be cut unitl after they wilt. also wait until the last frost pass to plant. They need full sunlight in a well drained area and you can even plant them in your grass for that wildflower appeal.
Reply:Full sun to partial shade. I live in New England and the ones we have outside bloom in the spring.
How Do I Take Care Of A Crocus Plant?
Crocus will take care of itself. However, you probably want more than one. A lone crocus is a sorry sight. Buy a bag of 50 crocus bulbs. Walk through the sunn part of your yard and drop the crosus bulbs down about three at a time. Plant where they fall. This is called naturalized. You can add daffodils to this mix too. Crocus will be the first plants to arrive in the spring. They will stick their blooms up in the snow. By the time they are done blooming, the trees will have leaves but you will not have to worry about tree leaves when crocus come up. Because they are so early you have lots of places you can choose to plant because they bloom long before other plants and trees leaf out. Do not cut back the leaves that they leave behind. These leaves gather the nutrients that the bulb needs to reproduce itself and to flower in the following year. If you cut the leaves, you may not have a flowering crocus the next year. A pot is not a natural place for a crocus so if you are keeping it indoors, you may not be to successful keeping it alive. It may bloom once and die.
Reply:Crocus grows well when there is alot of sunlight but some perfer the shade, also they cant be cut unitl after they wilt. also wait until the last frost pass to plant. They need full sunlight in a well drained area and you can even plant them in your grass for that wildflower appeal.
Reply:Full sun to partial shade. I live in New England and the ones we have outside bloom in the spring.
Question re pill bugs and Fall crocus...?
Yesterday as I was moving some plants around I noticed that on a small Fall crocus (at least I think that's what its called) that I accidently dug up, those nasty pill bugs where are EVERYWHERE in our clay soil (those and snails) had pretty well eaten all the bulb of the plant. It looked like a honeycomb actually. Do they do this to all plants? Is there a way to stop them? The plant seemed to be doing okay.
I noticed on one of my peonies once that I accidently hit the root of that a million red ants had actually eaten through and were living in the root.
I never realized those little critters could damage your plants like that. What can you do to stop them?
Question re pill bugs and Fall crocus...?
Ants are very beneficial and necessary to your peonies, and to a lot of other plants in your garden, too. Since you have clay soil, you REALLY need the ants -- they aerate it for you, giving plant roots a place to go. Also ants eat the nectar off the peony flowers before they burst into bloom-- if they are not allowed to do this, the flowers never open! So many gardeners have made the mistake of spraying insecticide to control these "pests," when ants are really very beneficial little creatures!
Now on to the pill bugs. They can do a LOT of damage in a very short time. There is a great way to get rid of them. I hope you like citrus, because you and your family are going to need to eat a lot of it in the next few weeks! Eat grapefruit each morning, and put the grapefruit halves, facing up, in the garden. The pill bugs are attracted to it. Each day, pick up the grapefruit halves, LOADED with pillbugs, and toss them into the trash. Replace. Keep replacing until the pill bugs are gone. If you just put orange peels around, it may keep them off your plants while they have a food source they prefer, but they will still multiply and your plants are not safe until you have significantly reduced their population. Good luck to you.
Reply:I always heard that the peonys wont bloom unless the ants get on them....you livin in the dessert or something?!lol...fire ants, killer snails...I thinks its about time to leave the great white north, sweetie. Come on down here with me and we'll sit under my big healthy trees, drinking beers and sippin shine!
Reply:chop up lots of fresh orange peel and scatter fairly heavily around areas for a natural fix up
add sharp sand and mix to help the clay soil
Chemicals
I noticed on one of my peonies once that I accidently hit the root of that a million red ants had actually eaten through and were living in the root.
I never realized those little critters could damage your plants like that. What can you do to stop them?
Question re pill bugs and Fall crocus...?
Ants are very beneficial and necessary to your peonies, and to a lot of other plants in your garden, too. Since you have clay soil, you REALLY need the ants -- they aerate it for you, giving plant roots a place to go. Also ants eat the nectar off the peony flowers before they burst into bloom-- if they are not allowed to do this, the flowers never open! So many gardeners have made the mistake of spraying insecticide to control these "pests," when ants are really very beneficial little creatures!
Now on to the pill bugs. They can do a LOT of damage in a very short time. There is a great way to get rid of them. I hope you like citrus, because you and your family are going to need to eat a lot of it in the next few weeks! Eat grapefruit each morning, and put the grapefruit halves, facing up, in the garden. The pill bugs are attracted to it. Each day, pick up the grapefruit halves, LOADED with pillbugs, and toss them into the trash. Replace. Keep replacing until the pill bugs are gone. If you just put orange peels around, it may keep them off your plants while they have a food source they prefer, but they will still multiply and your plants are not safe until you have significantly reduced their population. Good luck to you.
Reply:I always heard that the peonys wont bloom unless the ants get on them....you livin in the dessert or something?!lol...fire ants, killer snails...I thinks its about time to leave the great white north, sweetie. Come on down here with me and we'll sit under my big healthy trees, drinking beers and sippin shine!
Reply:chop up lots of fresh orange peel and scatter fairly heavily around areas for a natural fix up
add sharp sand and mix to help the clay soil
Chemicals
How do you say "Prairie Crocus" in French?
And it isn't "Crocus de Prairie"
Please don't answer if you just used a dictionary to translate.
Government sites aren't working for me, and I don't know any Francaphones.
How do you say "Prairie Crocus" in French?
Safran des prés, colchique.
Crocus sativus (from Greek krokos, saffron and Latin sativus, cultivated) is saffron (safran) for cooking.
Please don't answer if you just used a dictionary to translate.
Government sites aren't working for me, and I don't know any Francaphones.
How do you say "Prairie Crocus" in French?
Safran des prés, colchique.
Crocus sativus (from Greek krokos, saffron and Latin sativus, cultivated) is saffron (safran) for cooking.
From which part of the crocus flower is saffron obtained? =O omg!?
From which part of the crocus flower is saffron obtained? =O
From which part of the crocus flower is saffron obtained? =O omg!?
Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae.
The flower has three stigmas, which are the distal ends of the plant's carpels.
Together with its style, the stalk connecting the stigmas to the rest of the plant, these components are often dried and used in cooking as a seasoning and colouring agent and marketed as saffron.
Saffron, which has for decades been the world's most expensive spice by weight, is native to Southwest Asia.
It was first cultivated in the vicinity of Greece.
Click on the links below to see the flowers. The red part in the pictures is the carpel ( style and stigma ) that is dried to make saffron.===
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
Read the matter on the link below ===click on it to open =
http://www.greekproducts.com/greekproduc...
Reply:This is not a simple question. You will find answers that say the female parts (style %26amp; stigma) and the male parts (stamen [composed of anther and filament]). Both are correct, but not complete. I once grew and harvested saffron and I dried the anthers and styles/stigmas separately. They both add a great yellow color to paella. I did not taste a difference, but I am sure that some can. Harvesting with tweezers once was enough. I now buy it in a grocery store.
If you would like an official sounding citation how about this from an offical EU document? But note that I think the document should say anther rather than stamen because when I harvested with tweezers I did not get any of the filament.
"The stigmas are a lustrous to orange colour, length 40 to 50 mm together with part of the style. Their top end is serrated and under their weight they incline downwards, often outside the conoid. The saffron crocus is grown for the orange red stigmas of the flower and secondarily for the three yellow stamens. Its uses are many and various: in pharmacy, baking, cookery, cheese making, pasta production, the drinks industry and artists' paints."
Reply:From the stigma.
Reply:the stamiens
From which part of the crocus flower is saffron obtained? =O omg!?
Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae.
The flower has three stigmas, which are the distal ends of the plant's carpels.
Together with its style, the stalk connecting the stigmas to the rest of the plant, these components are often dried and used in cooking as a seasoning and colouring agent and marketed as saffron.
Saffron, which has for decades been the world's most expensive spice by weight, is native to Southwest Asia.
It was first cultivated in the vicinity of Greece.
Click on the links below to see the flowers. The red part in the pictures is the carpel ( style and stigma ) that is dried to make saffron.===
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
Read the matter on the link below ===click on it to open =
http://www.greekproducts.com/greekproduc...
Reply:This is not a simple question. You will find answers that say the female parts (style %26amp; stigma) and the male parts (stamen [composed of anther and filament]). Both are correct, but not complete. I once grew and harvested saffron and I dried the anthers and styles/stigmas separately. They both add a great yellow color to paella. I did not taste a difference, but I am sure that some can. Harvesting with tweezers once was enough. I now buy it in a grocery store.
If you would like an official sounding citation how about this from an offical EU document? But note that I think the document should say anther rather than stamen because when I harvested with tweezers I did not get any of the filament.
"The stigmas are a lustrous to orange colour, length 40 to 50 mm together with part of the style. Their top end is serrated and under their weight they incline downwards, often outside the conoid. The saffron crocus is grown for the orange red stigmas of the flower and secondarily for the three yellow stamens. Its uses are many and various: in pharmacy, baking, cookery, cheese making, pasta production, the drinks industry and artists' paints."
Reply:From the stigma.
Reply:the stamiens
How do I protect my crocus from snow?
We have a warm winter here in Boston. The crocus in my garden , which usually flower in the spring, got confused and started to sprout. Unfortunately we are going to have snow next week. What can I do to protect those young plants so that they will still bring us flowers in the spring?
How do I protect my crocus from snow?
I am in Southern Ontario, near Toronto and we are having the same problems here, the trees in my survey are all out in bud already, the shurbs that were pruned harshly in mid summer are sprouting new shoots when there is usually even a little snow on thr ground. My grandparents spring flowers including the crocuses are coming up right now, as are the snow drops.
They aren't going to do anything just hope they ride out any winter weather we will probably get later. I would however suggest putting mulch on them if they haven't come up too much. Or maybe leaves if you still have any around.
Reply:Crocus have been known to bloom in the snow. You could put a little bit of mulch around the bulbs to add a little bit more insulation. A lot of bulbs come up and then slow down if it gets cold, but they are pretty reliable.
Reply:I don't believe there is anything you can do. I know my Mother's came up in the snow. Those are tough bulbs. I heard today the cherry trees are already starting to bloom in Washington, D.C.
How do I protect my crocus from snow?
I am in Southern Ontario, near Toronto and we are having the same problems here, the trees in my survey are all out in bud already, the shurbs that were pruned harshly in mid summer are sprouting new shoots when there is usually even a little snow on thr ground. My grandparents spring flowers including the crocuses are coming up right now, as are the snow drops.
They aren't going to do anything just hope they ride out any winter weather we will probably get later. I would however suggest putting mulch on them if they haven't come up too much. Or maybe leaves if you still have any around.
Reply:Crocus have been known to bloom in the snow. You could put a little bit of mulch around the bulbs to add a little bit more insulation. A lot of bulbs come up and then slow down if it gets cold, but they are pretty reliable.
Reply:I don't believe there is anything you can do. I know my Mother's came up in the snow. Those are tough bulbs. I heard today the cherry trees are already starting to bloom in Washington, D.C.
What is the plural of Crocus?
Is it Crocus's or Crocii.
What is the plural of Crocus?
Crocuses
Reply:Thank you. Report It
Reply:Bilbo is correct. But it isn't Latin. It's Greek.
Reply:Crocii!
Reply:Crocusis innit.!
Reply:croquettes? mm! yummy
oh this is word play not food try crocuses
Reply:Crocus's
Reply:Crocus and it's friemd
Reply:There are three plural forms: crocus, crocuses, and croci.
note: "crocus" can be singular and plural just like "deer" can be singular and plural. "Crocuses" is the inflected form.
Reply:Plural form is usually either: crocus or crocuses
Because it is derived from the latin (krokos) it could take the ending Croci, but I think you would be in danger of being pedantic. Perish the thought.
Never an apostrophe
Reply:Crocus's
Reply:"crocus" is Latin and the plural (in Latin, not in English) is "croci".
The Latin "crocus" is from the Greek "krokos" (plural "krokoi")
miriam
What is the plural of Crocus?
Crocuses
Reply:Thank you. Report It
Reply:Bilbo is correct. But it isn't Latin. It's Greek.
Reply:Crocii!
Reply:Crocusis innit.!
Reply:croquettes? mm! yummy
oh this is word play not food try crocuses
Reply:Crocus's
Reply:Crocus and it's friemd
Reply:There are three plural forms: crocus, crocuses, and croci.
note: "crocus" can be singular and plural just like "deer" can be singular and plural. "Crocuses" is the inflected form.
Reply:Plural form is usually either: crocus or crocuses
Because it is derived from the latin (krokos) it could take the ending Croci, but I think you would be in danger of being pedantic. Perish the thought.
Never an apostrophe
Reply:Crocus's
Reply:"crocus" is Latin and the plural (in Latin, not in English) is "croci".
The Latin "crocus" is from the Greek "krokos" (plural "krokoi")
miriam
Can you use the common crocus grown in the U.S. to harvest for the saffron spice?
The center part, or stigma or style, of the crocus is where the saffron comes from, making it a very expensive spice.
Can you use the common crocus grown in the U.S. to harvest for the saffron spice?
this is the answer that someone here gave me when I asked about saffron not too long ago.
You can grow saffron. The plant is Crocus sativus, it is an autumn blooming crocus. Once the crocus blooms you can pick the stamens - but keep in mind it would take over 100 flowers for a gram and I use about 1/2 a gram for a good paella, yellow rice or risotto.
Reply:don't know you could try.
Can you use the common crocus grown in the U.S. to harvest for the saffron spice?
this is the answer that someone here gave me when I asked about saffron not too long ago.
You can grow saffron. The plant is Crocus sativus, it is an autumn blooming crocus. Once the crocus blooms you can pick the stamens - but keep in mind it would take over 100 flowers for a gram and I use about 1/2 a gram for a good paella, yellow rice or risotto.
Reply:don't know you could try.
I want help with telindus crocus SHDSL modems?
I have two telindus crocus SHDSL i want to connect them by ethernet cable and each modem with it's own LAN ,so can any one help me how to connect them and the configuration to each one?
I want help with telindus crocus SHDSL modems?
only one modem per xDSL circuit
I want help with telindus crocus SHDSL modems?
only one modem per xDSL circuit
Is Sternbergia lutea a crocus, daffodil, or neither?
What are they? Sternbergias?
I have seen them called both "winter daffodils" and "autumn crocus"
Is Sternbergia lutea a crocus, daffodil, or neither?
They are their own genus but are related to daffodils. The bulb looks like a daffodil hence the autumn daffodil name, and the flower like the crocus hence the autumn crocus name but they are neither.
Reply:Crocus, but it gets daffodil as a nickname. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consu...
I have seen them called both "winter daffodils" and "autumn crocus"
Is Sternbergia lutea a crocus, daffodil, or neither?
They are their own genus but are related to daffodils. The bulb looks like a daffodil hence the autumn daffodil name, and the flower like the crocus hence the autumn crocus name but they are neither.
Reply:Crocus, but it gets daffodil as a nickname. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consu...
Does anyone know where crocus island is.maybe indian/south pacific ocean.any known web sites?
I am searching for a relative whose last known address is on Crocus Island, believed to be off the coast of Western Australia.I cant find any info at all for this island.Can anyone help me please.
Does anyone know where crocus island is.maybe indian/south pacific ocean.any known web sites?
Try this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montebello_...
Reply:There's a link here to the Montebello Islands, including Crocus Island. Perhaps Australia House might be able to help.
Reply:The group of Montebello Islands has an island by that name.
Here is the link.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montebello_...
they are off the coast of Nort West Australia.
Reply:It's off the coast of NW Australia.
irene
Does anyone know where crocus island is.maybe indian/south pacific ocean.any known web sites?
Try this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montebello_...
Reply:There's a link here to the Montebello Islands, including Crocus Island. Perhaps Australia House might be able to help.
Reply:The group of Montebello Islands has an island by that name.
Here is the link.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montebello_...
they are off the coast of Nort West Australia.
Reply:It's off the coast of NW Australia.
irene
Can you plant crocus bulbs in your lawn?
If you plant crocus bulbs in your lawn, will they grow up through it and flower? Will they be harmed when you mow the lawn?
Can you plant crocus bulbs in your lawn?
Definitely yes so long as you live in an area where they grow! I have them in my lawn and they are quite beautiful in the early spring. The plant is usually dried up and dormant about the time I need to first mow, so they aren't harmed in any way.
Oh, btw. If you use specific colors you can make designs or patterns in the lawn. I've seen someone put a giant US Flag in their front lawn. The design doesn't last forever, but they look good for a couple of years.
Reply:As the others have said yes you can 2 to3 ins deep and 2 to 4 ins apart
Cheers
Reply:Yes you can and they look beautiful! By the time you will need to mow the lawn they will have gone into dormancy, so no problem with mowing.
Can you plant crocus bulbs in your lawn?
Definitely yes so long as you live in an area where they grow! I have them in my lawn and they are quite beautiful in the early spring. The plant is usually dried up and dormant about the time I need to first mow, so they aren't harmed in any way.
Oh, btw. If you use specific colors you can make designs or patterns in the lawn. I've seen someone put a giant US Flag in their front lawn. The design doesn't last forever, but they look good for a couple of years.
Reply:As the others have said yes you can 2 to3 ins deep and 2 to 4 ins apart
Cheers
Reply:Yes you can and they look beautiful! By the time you will need to mow the lawn they will have gone into dormancy, so no problem with mowing.
Dog eats a crocus (plant) bulb?
My dog (female, 8 yr old, corgi/lab mix) ate a dried crocus bulb. Some websites say its toxic, but not at what size of bulb.
We tried unsuccessfully to induce vomiting. What could happen if she digests it, and what should we watch for?
Thanks!
Dog eats a crocus (plant) bulb?
The best thing to do is call a local veterinarian and ask them.
I also cannot find how toxic these bulbs are online.
Or what the symptoms are.
I see this is 9 hours old, so vomitting may not do any good anymore, but to make a dog vomit, feed it a tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide. (works great!) (Then we could not give food or water for 12 hours, and start feeding slowly after that to make sure it is not still effected. )
We had to induce vomitting on our dog when she at 4 oz pkg of milk chocolate. Vet told us to give it the hydrogen peroxide. But I would still consult your veterinarian if you animal eats anything toxic.
Previous to that, my dog at a 12 oz. pkg of semi-sweet chcolate chips (more than lethal dose) Rushed her to the vet, and they induced vomiting, and forced the dog to eat charcoal. ($500 bag of chocolate but she is still with us)
Reply:autumn crocus??
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pag...
take your dog to the vet and have a check done.
We tried unsuccessfully to induce vomiting. What could happen if she digests it, and what should we watch for?
Thanks!
Dog eats a crocus (plant) bulb?
The best thing to do is call a local veterinarian and ask them.
I also cannot find how toxic these bulbs are online.
Or what the symptoms are.
I see this is 9 hours old, so vomitting may not do any good anymore, but to make a dog vomit, feed it a tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide. (works great!) (Then we could not give food or water for 12 hours, and start feeding slowly after that to make sure it is not still effected. )
We had to induce vomitting on our dog when she at 4 oz pkg of milk chocolate. Vet told us to give it the hydrogen peroxide. But I would still consult your veterinarian if you animal eats anything toxic.
Previous to that, my dog at a 12 oz. pkg of semi-sweet chcolate chips (more than lethal dose) Rushed her to the vet, and they induced vomiting, and forced the dog to eat charcoal. ($500 bag of chocolate but she is still with us)
Reply:autumn crocus??
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pag...
take your dog to the vet and have a check done.
A question about crocus.(see details)?
I grow crocus under a shelter, will it bloom?They don't reicieve ANY direct sun light. What could I do to let yhem bloom and force them to open wide?
A question about crocus.(see details)?
If your shelter is open to all outdoor light they will open Cloudy cold days not as well as bright sunny ones but they will do their thing even in the shade of the north side of a building or whatever. If you are forcing them indoors light em up in the daytime....incandescent or florescent ..doesn't matter, the high light will open them all the way
A question about crocus.(see details)?
If your shelter is open to all outdoor light they will open Cloudy cold days not as well as bright sunny ones but they will do their thing even in the shade of the north side of a building or whatever. If you are forcing them indoors light em up in the daytime....incandescent or florescent ..doesn't matter, the high light will open them all the way
Naturalizing with crocus???????/?
i saw a question a flower blog. the question was interesting so thought we can answer this. the question was posted in Flower Blog http://www.theflowerexpert.com/flower-bl...
Naturalizing with crocus???????/?
It is a pretty easy question to answer. I do this with my tulip,daffodils and iris also. dig a hole right into the grass in the fall where you want the plant to come up, I have mine around tree trunks and the ditch line in front of the house, cover with dirt and in the spring they come up though the grass, this is called naturalizing. Actually you could do this with just about any plant but don't think i would like it other than the spring as you would have to keep the grass trimmed from around the plant, after the leaves die i just mow them under...good luck
Wisdom Teeth
Naturalizing with crocus???????/?
It is a pretty easy question to answer. I do this with my tulip,daffodils and iris also. dig a hole right into the grass in the fall where you want the plant to come up, I have mine around tree trunks and the ditch line in front of the house, cover with dirt and in the spring they come up though the grass, this is called naturalizing. Actually you could do this with just about any plant but don't think i would like it other than the spring as you would have to keep the grass trimmed from around the plant, after the leaves die i just mow them under...good luck
Wisdom Teeth
My crocus bulbs aren't doing anything...?
About a month ago, I bought one of those little crocus kits (it came with a pot, soil and 2 bulbs). I followed the directions carefully, and so far, nothing has happened. Is there anything else I can do? I was thinking of digging them up and planting them in different soil. The soil that it came with is difficult to water (it doesn't absorb very well).
My crocus bulbs aren't doing anything...?
Well, our crocuses bloomed in January %26amp; February. They popped up through the snow.
Are you sure you did not plant them too deep? Maybe they were not suppose to bloom the first year. Many new plantings take a year to establish themselves. Not sure about crocus, ours have always just bloomed in the winter.
My crocus bulbs aren't doing anything...?
Well, our crocuses bloomed in January %26amp; February. They popped up through the snow.
Are you sure you did not plant them too deep? Maybe they were not suppose to bloom the first year. Many new plantings take a year to establish themselves. Not sure about crocus, ours have always just bloomed in the winter.
Crocus with no flowers?
I planted some crocus bulbs several years ago and every year they come up (the leaves) but I get no flowers. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong? And how to fix it.
Crocus with no flowers?
You can dig them up in the autumn after the leaves have died down and you've trimmed them. They shouldn't be any deeper than 2-2 1/2x the height of the bulb.
The Muse
P.S. The benefit is that they've been saving all of that energy so you should have a really good show next spring. :)
Reply:You planted them to deep
Crocus with no flowers?
You can dig them up in the autumn after the leaves have died down and you've trimmed them. They shouldn't be any deeper than 2-2 1/2x the height of the bulb.
The Muse
P.S. The benefit is that they've been saving all of that energy so you should have a really good show next spring. :)
Reply:You planted them to deep
Can I cut back crocus foliage when ready to annuals to same bed?
(or) should I wait and let foliage die naturally, as with other bulbs. I planted crocuses in front of a bed thinking, have the crocus early and then add my annual begonias in same bed behind crocus plants- problem is, some remaining crocus foliage is very tall. Any thoughts?
Can I cut back crocus foliage when ready to annuals to same bed?
i wouldnt' follow that advice and wouldn't cut crocuses leaves. all bulb plants need to get some strength for the next year growth, they need those sugars which they get from roots, but roots can work only if they have energy from leaves. u may cut dry flowers, but leave leaves. i don't think they interfere with your begonias anyway - leaves re not that big
Reply:I wouldn't cut them, I'm no expert, but most bulbs need to still get energy for storage
I know this is true for daffodils, I say leave them alone
Reply:Cut them back-they will be fine next year-unlike tulips and daffodils that need 6 weeks to die back.
Can I cut back crocus foliage when ready to annuals to same bed?
i wouldnt' follow that advice and wouldn't cut crocuses leaves. all bulb plants need to get some strength for the next year growth, they need those sugars which they get from roots, but roots can work only if they have energy from leaves. u may cut dry flowers, but leave leaves. i don't think they interfere with your begonias anyway - leaves re not that big
Reply:I wouldn't cut them, I'm no expert, but most bulbs need to still get energy for storage
I know this is true for daffodils, I say leave them alone
Reply:Cut them back-they will be fine next year-unlike tulips and daffodils that need 6 weeks to die back.
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