Bulb Planting 101
For the past 10 years, my favorite “down time” activity has been watching TV. Whenever I have some spare time to myself, settling into the couch with a pet on either side has been my preferred method of stress relief. But lately I’ve started to replace offset the amount of time I spend in front of the TV with time spent puttering from window to window taking care of houseplants. I don’t know if it’s all the light we get in this apartment (we are on the top corner of our building, so we get sun on three sides), but my plants have never been happier. And talking to them and checking up on them has become my favorite part of my morning. But I’ve started to get nervous about the impending cold and snow and what that will do for my new favorite pastime. So I started to look into winter plants and the idea of learning more about bulbs, so I’m ready for a colorful and plant-filled spring.
To get the 411 on bulb planting, I turned to my go-to girls, the team at Sprout Home Brooklyn. Owner Tassy de Give was kind enough to sit down with me and answer a few questions to get any novice bulb planter started on the path to planting. I was worried that bulbs were just for those lucky enough to have a yard of their own, but Tassy gave us some great advice about container bulb planting for those in smaller spaces and tiny city apartments. I hope this will come in handy if you want to keep your love of gardening going in the winter and are excited to plan for spring flowers. I’m just happy I still have an excuse to go check on little plants all winter. xo, grace
Click through for Tassy’s tips on bulb planting after the jump!
