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Snowdrops are very popular in many countries, but grow best where there are prematurely cold winters.
British gardeners are very fond of snowdrops.
They plant whole meadows of snowdrops, which, having been planted by the owner of the garden, look wild.
Experts from Gardening Know How gave recommendations for caring for snowdrops.
How snowdrops reproduce
Snowdrops do not often reproduce by seed in the garden, but they do propagate well by cuttings.
Shoots are new bulbs that grow to the mother bulb.
After a few years, there may be a lot of bulbs in one place.
If you wait until the flowers fade and the leaves remain green and strong, you can easily increase the number of plantings.
Simply dig up the lump, separate the bulbs and immediately transplant them into the new locations you have already prepared.
If there is not enough precipitation, water the bulbs until their leaves turn yellow and the snowdrops do not go into hibernation.
Where to plant snowdrops
Despite the fact that these flowers sleep underground during the summer months, snowdrops like to be in the shade.
You should choose an area with moist but well-drained soil somewhere under a tree or shrub.
The shady side of your house will do.
Snowdrops bloom at the beginning of the year, so they should be planted where they are clearly visible.
Plant snowdrops in groups of 10 to 25 or more.
By the end of spring, snowdrop bulbs are dormant and remain underground until next year.
In the summer, you have to be careful, because you can mistakenly think that bare ground means that there is nothing planted there, and accidentally dig up your snowdrops during the planting of peers, damaging the bulbs along the way and disturbing their peace.
To avoid this, you can try planting ferns or hostas next to late spring snowdrops.
The summer growth of these plants will hide the bare spots above the sleeping bulbs of snowdrops.
When to plant snowdrops
The best time for planting snowdrops is early autumn.
As a rule, snowdrops are sold as undried bulbs, which do not store well.
Then try to plant them as soon as possible after purchase.
How to plant snowdrop bulbs
Loosen the soil and add compost or dry manure, granular fertilizers.
Mix all this with the earth.
Plant the snowdrops with the thin nose up and the flat base of the bulb in the soil.
Install the bulbs with a distance of 13 cm from each other at a depth of 5 cm.
Remember that you can use snowdrops as clip colors.
Since they are not too tall, use a small vase.
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