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whiskey
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:00 pm    Post subject: compost on top of grass before planting bulbs, regrowth? Reply with quote
Im a first timer, I have made a flower bed but ut compost straight onto grass and then planted bulb, will the grass come through or should I have done something first?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hello whiskey. About how deep was the layer of compost you used to cover the grass?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
what is the best fertilizer for bulbs such as daffodils and narcissi
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Adrian wrote:
what is the best fertilizer for bulbs such as daffodils and narcissi


Its dealt with in this article, Adrian, Bulb care and feeding


whiskey wrote:
I have made a flower bed but ut compost straight onto grass and then planted bulb, will the grass come through or should I have done something first?


whiskey, to try to answer your question, I would have to say that if the compost was not deeper than 3 inches, then I believe the grass would re-emerge. Not to worry, your bulbs can be lifted and transplanted after flowering, just before the above ground leaves disappear.
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