Even the poor bulbs are confused

[smeddley]

It's... wing? sprinter? What's a good combination of winter and spring? Anyway, the poor bulbs are now covered in snow:


(shamelessly adjusted in Photoshop because it's really a grey, dreary day)

I only feel somewhat sorry for them, though, since they are growing up through the sod I had put down last fall. Oh, that's right, you can't just bury plants if they're bulbs, they'll come back! And even though I dug up hundreds and hundreds (no, not an exaggeration!) it seems a missed a few dozen. And, of course, they keep multiplying. *le sigh* As soon as the weather warms up I guess I have to go out there and dig them up. :/

Comments

[clare-dragonfly.livejournal.com]

What's wrong with bulbs?!

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

Nothing, if they're in flowerbeds. Randomly sprinkled in the grass? Kind of a pain to mow around!

[gelsey.livejournal.com]

Bunches of our bulbs are blooming already.

At least you know they're there now! And they'll be easier to take out that way.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

True - I waited too long before we had the yard re-graded, they'd died back and I missed some clumps. Sadly, it'll mean destroying some of the grass, though. :(

[gelsey.livejournal.com]

Cut it out and put it back in. It should be okay for the most part. Sprinkle a little grass seed in its place as well if you feel the need.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

Good point! I should probably pick a square of grass up around the clusters of bulbs first (really, I was just going to hack into it, but that makes more sense - talk about a d'oh! moment).

[gelsey.livejournal.com]

Grins. Glad I could help. I've seen my mum do a lot of garden stuff over the years so I had to pick something up lol.

[dynastic-queen.livejournal.com]

Your state and my state obviously have some kind of secret pact. Thursday, it was 72 degrees here. Saturday morning, I saw snow.

I don't want to be cold no more!

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. I'm tired of being so cold all the time! I'm ready to be warm.

Of course, in August, I'll be bitching about the heat, but that's August and this is now!

[dulcamatrix.livejournal.com]

ahhhh... the mysteries of Rhizome Reproduction.

i know about the digging up thing... up here in nh we have this tiger lily invasion. digging them up is just about as effective as giving each one of them a condom.
srsly.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

I like tiger lilies!

*snorffle*

Plant condoms.

*snicker*

[dulcamatrix.livejournal.com]

OMG i have a BUCKET of lily tubers in my damn outhouse.
want me to mail you a few??
srsly.
i dug them up out of my flowerbeds (and i use that term very LOOSELY) in the fall and was going to rehome them around the base of the barn... ('cause i do not have the heart to just throw them out. for every aggrivating ounce of annoyance they are, i just cannot abandon them... sigh.)

here is what they look like...
(http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Mizzmorin/?action=view&current=22974700.jpg)
they are pretty hardy and are EVERYWHERE up here.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

They're so pretty! Sure, if'n youd like to send some my way, I'd totally give them a good home and love them and keep them and name them George... :D

[dulcamatrix.livejournal.com]

well i will get some to you as soon as i can make it out to my outhouse to retrieve the bulbs.
as of right now i still have two bloody feet of snow in some parts of my yard.
bah!