Bulbs/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| irises | 5/29/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: Do I just get rid of the dead heads or do I cut the whole plant off? A: Take out your kitchen scissors and cut carefully the dried up flower at the end of each stalk. If ... | ||
| Stargazer Lily | 5/28/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I bought 2 stargazer lilies from Lowe's. They had about 8 bulbs on each of them when I bought ... A: Sorry I have taken so long to answer to your question, Patsy. I have been out with the flu for a ... | ||
| dahlia's | 5/27/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I live in Revere Massachusetts. I planted dahlia bulbs around the end of April. How long does it ... A: Patience, my friend. Rome was not built in a day. Dahlias in Revere, Massachusetts, should not be ... | ||
| separating tulip bulbs | 5/23/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: How often should you dig and separate tulip bulbs if you live in Montana area 4. Thank you for your ... A: You don't have to dig them up unless you are growing Tulips in a Summer location that gets a lot of ... | ||
| Growing bulbs in north central Florida | 5/21/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I live in in Alachua, FL area code 32615, we generally have 2-3 hard freezes per year. This past yr ... A: Short stems MAY be caused by the wrong length or temps during cold storage -- or simply by fruit or ... | ||
| Gladiolus | 5/20/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I live in South Carolina (29036) and I live on the lake. I have some bulbs that I would like to ... A: Only certain Iris and a few other blooming water plants thrive in constant moisture -- we call those ... | ||
| gladiolas | 5/18/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: i planted the corms upside down, will they grow or should i dig them up and turn them around. A: They will bloom just fine this way, but it will take a bit longer and will require a bit more ... | ||
| dafffodiles | 5/17/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: Transplanting and I observed a comment about nematodes. I'm from toronto Canada I wish to ... A: Lots of good questions here, my friend. Easy answers. 1. July is a perfect month to move your ... | ||
| potted Dalhias | 5/15/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I transplanted 2 lovely Dahlias into a large pot. After 3 weeks the leaves are turning white and ... A: There is a Dahlia disease called 'White Smut', caused by a Fungus called Entyloma dahliae, that ... | ||
| amaryllis | 5/13/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I have 4 amarylis bulbs that I rebloomed this year. They were beautiful! After they flowered and ... A: Your thoughts about Bulbs being Seed-less makes perfect sense. Why would you need Seeds? Right? ... | ||
| Amaryllis bulb | 5/12/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: Recently, my husband had to dig up about 30 amaryllis bulbs to plant roses. Should I replant these ... A: I don't know where you live that your Amaryllis are outside having finished blooming -- in these ... | ||
| Yet Another Question About Tulip/Hyacinth Bulbs | 5/11/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I understand that you shouldn't dig up tulip/hyacinth bulbs until the flowers have dropped off and ... A: Put these back in the ground asap and let the foliage die back naturally, a change that should take ... | ||
| amaryllis | 5/10/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I have 4 amarylis bulbs that I rebloomed this year. They were beautiful! After they flowered and ... A: You can grow Bulbs from scratch two ways, my friend. One of course is to take a bulblet off the ... | ||
| Transplanting Tulips | 5/9/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: The city where I live pays a nursery to plant the plant boxes along the Main street in my Town. They ... A: Give it your best shot, Sheri. Plant them in a full sun location, water well, talk to them, be ... | ||
| stargazer lillies?! | 5/7/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I recently purchased a small potted plant of Stargazer Lillies. They're actually for my mother for ... A: 'Stargazer' is one of the best selling Oriental Lilies of all time, right up there with ... | ||
| Exploding Asiatic lilies | 5/6/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: My Asiatic lilies were planted in a nice row in my garden. Each plant (about 3 feet tall and well ... A: Asiatic Lilies are the easiest of hardy Summer Bulbs, and quick to multiply -- especially if ... | ||
| Forced tulip & Hycinth bulbs | 5/5/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I purchased these lovely plants in pots this spring and now the leaves and blooms are gone. Can I ... A: Lucky for you, Hyacinths are some of the most perennial of Bulbs and easy to repeat next year. You ... | ||
| Daffodil bulbs | 5/3/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: If a bulb does not produce a flower will it produce a flower the next year. A: Disappointment reigns every Spring across the Northern latitudes as gardeners who have waited for ... | ||
| daffadil | 5/2/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: We moved in 12 years ago and there were daffadils in the front which i have never done anything ... A: Would you tell me please if these Daffodils have been slowly disappearing, with fewer each year? Or ... | ||
| caladium watering | 4/30/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: how often should I water caladiums that are just now blooming? I hear water everyday but then Im ... A: If your Caladium Soil is healthy and light, the roots will not rot -- but you can always let them ... | ||
| tulip blooms | 4/29/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I don't have trouble with animals eating my tulip bulbs but every year just after my tulips bloom, I ... A: I know the feeling. In my case, I was certain it was a psychiatric patient who had actually spent ... | ||
| Star Gazer Lilies | 4/27/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: Can I plant them in a pot and put them on the porch A: If your porch is the see-thru kind, Yes, you can grow Lilies in a pot on the porch. No sun, no way ... | ||
| Tiger Lillies | 4/24/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I read on the internet that you can divided them if they haven't bloomed yet. Mine are about 6-8" ... A: Leaf Mulch turns quickly to super-rich Leaf Mould -- Bravo! There's nothing like it to build up your ... | ||
| After Daffodills bloom | 4/23/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: How to care for daffodils after they are through blooming. Do I cut off blossoms? A: Get the blossoms with a scissors; leave the leaves until they are brown and total history. Don't ... | ||
| Tiger Lillies | 4/22/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I read on the internet that you can divided them if they haven't bloomed yet. Mine are about 6-8" ... A: It takes around 3 years for bulblets (found in Lily leaf axils and other areas) of Tiger Lilies to ... | ||
| Oriental Lilies | 4/21/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I had an established bed containing oriental lilies. It contained stalks about 3 feet tall, and my ... A: Let me see here. Stalks were growing actively. They were removed, but the Lilies were not ... | ||
| Bulbs & Geraniums | 4/20/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I live in eastern Washington & didn't get to plant all my bulbs this last fall. I stored them in a ... A: Tulips are rarely cooperative when it comes to Human error. They are not cooperative when it comes ... | ||
| amaryllis bulbs | 4/19/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I bought two beautiful bulbs at a garden show this winter. They flowered wonderfully. I want to know ... A: Assuming they are no longer growing, and are fully dormant, your Amaryllis should be left in their ... | ||
| planting after blooms | 4/18/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: Can i transfer the flower after they bloom? (daffodil)..I have a field behind my house and i want to ... A: Sure! Just take a huge pile of Soil around the root when you move them. Dig a huge hole, to ... | ||
| Dutch Iris | 4/16/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: Can I dig up and replant Iris's right now. I live in Perris, California and my zip code is 92570. A: I'm terribly backed up with questions, Kimberly, and I am trying very hard to catch up quickly. ... | ||
| tulips | 4/15/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I bought tulip bulbs early in the season last year while building a new home. I did not get to ... A: Tulips, sorry to say, do not perform the way we are led to believe. You do not have to have a brown ... | ||
| day lilies | 4/14/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: how do i get day lillies ready in the spring A: Daylilies are easy-care plants that need very little attention. They do not need any fertilizing ... | ||
| Dafodils | 4/13/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: How and when do you separate and move dafodils so that they can be planted in other areas of the ... A: Do not disturb Daffodils until AFTER flowering is done. Best to move when dormant, but if you ... | ||
| daffodils | 4/10/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: should i dig up dafs. now, (when they are dying down),(i usually tie the tops in a knot) and replant ... A: Daffodil leaves are very busy right now. Next year's bloom needs to be started. So the leaves are ... | ||
| SPRING FLOWERING BULBS | 4/9/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I live in Ct and have bulbs that were not planted in the fall.Is there anything I can do with them? A: Funny how this happens every year. Some things never changed. Like I told someone else just a few ... | ||
| daffodil bubls | 4/8/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I received daffodil bulbs last October and forgot to plant them. They have been sitting in my ... A: Do NOT wait another day with these -- your odds of ever getting a bloom out of these dive by the ... | ||
| Daffodils | 4/7/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: Some of my Daffodils did not bloom this year and after reading your answer to a question I now know ... A: Better late than never, my friend. Let them grow like mad, without their blooms. They'll build up ... | ||
| easter hyacinth | 4/6/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I received a beautiful easter hyacinth. I've never owned one. At first it was just a beautiful ... A: Assuming you do in fact have a Hyacinth, I would first stake the stalks so that they do not break or ... | ||
| daffodils did not bloom | 4/5/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: This year my bed of daffodils did not bloom after at least 4-5 years of successful reblooming. I ... A: Conceivably, the mulch you used may have triggered bulb rot; also possibly there were predators in ... | ||
| Keeping Tulip bulbs | 4/3/2008 | Long Island Gardener |
| Q: I received a beautiful pot of tulips for Easter. They have finished blooming. We live in Arizona ... A: What is it about gardeners that makes us want to attempt the impossible? Why do people in ... | ||
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Expertise
Growing Tulips? Dahlias? Daffodils? Gladiolus? It doesn't get easier than bulbs and tubers. Once in a while, something goes wrong: The dreaded Narcissus Bulb Fly, which resembles a honeybee. Mosaic virus, which can ignite a field of tulips in a single season. Nematodes, lurking underground. Here on the North Shore of Long Island, the garden is full of surprises. If you live in the Northeast/Atlantic Coast, I can help you pick the right bulb for every season, indoors and out, and help you fertilize, bloom and harvest for home or work. How: I have degrees in related fields, but my best understanding is all learned from trial and error. For most of my 53 years I have been gardening somewhere. No matter what the problem, I've learned the best answers are always Organic -- Earth friendly, less expensive, healthier for people and pets, easier and cleaner than toxic liquids and powders that big chemical companies sell so smoothly.
Experience
Besides degrees in related fields, and a few favorite horticultural societies, I work as a docent at our local botanical gardens -- but it's the years of work in the garden that's the real test.
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