Is It Too Late To Plant Spring Bulbs In December

Our garden center berthold s still had bulbs for sale at reduced prices.

Is it too late to plant spring bulbs in december. The most logical thing to do with fall bulbs is still to plant them outdoors even though it s later than normal. Another bonus of planting bulbs in december is that you ll find a lot of places selling bulbs at a huge discount. On the other hand planting bulbs too early can lead to fungus or disease problems. Originally published in november 2016 when is too late to plant spring bulbs has become one of my most read posts of the last eight years.

When is it too late to plant bulbs. Bulbs do require time in the cold and these will have the required 8 12 weeks even with the late planting date. The bulbs need time to root and establish themselves. If the soil is not yet frozen that will depend on your local climate there is no problem in planting tulip bulbs narcissus crocus etc.

We planted them pointed side up in case you were wondering. I took the chance. I went ahead and planted the bulbs and i can t wait for the next few months when they ll be peeking out of the ground with a beautiful hello to the world. As late as december or even january.

Last year with frigid temps this late december planting would have been impossible. If you are still able to dig a hole without too much trouble the ground has not yet frozen. Planting bulbs in december isn t too late as long as the frost hasn t settled yet and it hasn t snowed. When trying to determine if it is too late to plant bulbs the simplest way to test if the ground is frozen is to use a shovel and try to dig a hole.

Others do best when you plant them in the fall. For the next few weeks i am pinning it to the top of my blog in the hopes it will encourage a few more readers to rescue forgotten brown bags filled with bulbs and to give them the gift of life. Some bulbs need to be planted in the spring.