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It is a beautiful sight in the spring to see the bulbs you planted in the fall begin to bloom! You can easily do this in the fall in a Square Foot Garden by removing the Mel’s Mix from the box (lay a tarp by the box) and then by planting the bulbs in the bottom in any design you would like. Then, just replace the Mel’s Mix and wait for spring! Since it takes awhile in the spring for the bulbs to quit blooming and for the foliage to die back, you can go ahead and plant some things in around the bulbs which can start to grow. I recently did this with beans. My bulbs are in a 2x8 box. When it was time to plant the beans, I just planted them in the back squares spacing them around the bulbs and then put up a vertical frame as the beans began to grow. By the time the beans were ready to take over, the bulb foliage had died back so it could be removed. Then, I had the squares in front of the beans where I could plant other crops after the bulbs were finished. You get the idea of what can be done. Plan out where you will put the bulbs in your boxes. As beautiful as it would be, you most likely wouldn’t want to put bulbs in all your boxes because they would get in the way of many things you want to plant in the spring before the bulbs are finished growing. |
