SOME USEFUL TIPS FOR PLANTING BULBS

Plant bulbs in a well-drained spot in the flower garden.
Wet soil promotes fungus and disease and can even rot bulbs.
Plant deeply, about eight inches deep, when measured from the base of the bulb.
After flowering remove faded blooms, so your plants will put their energy into strengthening the bulb .

Plant bulbs between groups of large perennials with strong foliage .
If you have chosen good perennial varieties give them a nutrient boost.
Add a low nitrogen fertilizer such as well-rotted cow manure, or a special bulb fertilizer at fall planting time and then again each fall.
If you forget to fertilize in the fall apply a high nitrogen, fast-release fertilizer in spring when the shoots first appear.
If you can't resist masses of bright, colourful hybrid tulips, but just hate having yellowing leaves afterwards, consider treating them as annuals. Just dig the bulbs out after flowering to make way for summer annuals. You'll be sure to have a terrific display each spring, and the bonus is that you can try new varieties or a whole new colour scheme every year.

Planting depth to base of bulb 8 inches deep .
small bulbs: 5 inches (12.5 cm.) deep.
Spacing between bulbs 3 inches (7.5 cm.) apart for large bulbs; 1 inch (2.5 cm.) for small bulbs.
Soil and sunlight requirements:
Daffodils thrive in ordinary garden soils that do not hold too much water. In wet areas, the bulbs tend to rot, so choose a well-drained spot in your garden. Give bulbs full sun to part shade (at least half a day of sunshine).


Care after flowering:
Once flowering is complete, you don't need to remove spent blossoms, but be sure to allow the leaves to remain in place until they yellow (6 to 8 weeks). Flower production for next year will suffer if the leaves don't stay in place long enough to produce food to replace the strength lost in flowering.

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