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Posted by I. Mannan on Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:15 pm ADTI got confused after reading some of the info regarding bulbs planting: 1-I liked the idea of naturalizing bulbs into the lawn, but I water the lawn all the time and bulbs don't like moist soil. Will crocuses survive through the summer in this conditions? 2-I planted tulips on my regular flower bed where I'll have my annuals in summer. SHould I remove bulbs in spring? (Same problem with watering these flower beds)
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Posted by Vanessa on Monday, October 1, 2007 3:17 pm ADTA yard or flower bed that will be watered during summer is not the ideal location for bulbs, you're right. In the flower bed, you can dig up the bulbs after they have died down and re-plant them in fall.
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Posted by Lynn on Monday, October 22, 2007 7:27 pm ADTI've never had a problem with leaving my bulbs in the ground all year long. I have flowers and plants that bloom at different times of the year and I'm constantly watering my flowerbeds and my bulbs are fine. I'm in a zone 5b.
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Posted by Ferne on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 10:04 am ASTThings like tulips and daffodils prefer to be dry during the summer months while they are resting but many bulbs will do just fine naturalized into grass and allowed to stay there. Most won't tolerate really soggy soil, but I am assuming that you lawn isn't that wet. Crocus will be fine under normal watering conditions. Just remember to let the leaves to die down before you cut the lawn for the first time. Otherwise you will eventually loose them.
