I wanted to see what would happen to fall-planted bulbs that were fully and partially exposed to the Wisconsin winter versus those that were spring-planted. So basically a planting depth experiment.
What I observed:
- Some kind of protection is necessary, so I will continue to fully bury my fall-planted bulbs with only part of the neck emerging.
- They should be buried to some degree, even if spring-planted.
Six Test Bulbs:
1) Fall-planted, set on top of the ground and placed under a clay pot during winter.
It did great and produced 12 medium size, firm bulbs.
2) Fall-planted, half buried and placed beneath the same clay pot.
It also did great and produced 13 large, firm bulbs.
3) Fall-planted, set on top of the ground and fully exposed all winter.
It did not perform good. It produced nine small bulbs.
4) Fall-planted, half buried and the top half exposed all winter.
It did not do well. Two went to seed. A number were mushy. Eight small, firm bulbs.
5) Spring-planted, set on top of the ground.
Performed the worst. It didn't finish splitting with many tiny bulbs inside.
6) Spring-planted, half buried.
It did good. Seven decent size bulbs; not quite as large as the fall-planted.
Experiment 2
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