Water the newly planted bulbs, then spread a 3-inch layer of straw mulch over the bed. This preserves soil moisture and maintains ground temperature. crocus image by Dusan Radivojevic fromFotolia.com Crocus grows from a bulb-like structure known as a corm. These spring-blooming perennials are ...
Freezing spring bulbs for a period of time forces the bulbs to bloom. This process, called forcing, allows a gardener to choose when their bulbs blooms instead of having to wait for bulbs to naturally bloom. Forcing is usually done in the fall or winter. Not all bulbs can be forced--gar...