The middle of October is the best time to plant spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils, tulips and crocus.

The soil is cool enough to promote root growth, but the days are short enough to stop the bulbs from sprouting, so dig in and prepare for a beautiful spring.

The most common mistakes and misconceptions about the most popular bulbs are corrected here. The month of October should be that light bulb moment when you suddenly realize planting bulbs is a sign of faith in the future. Planting bulbs now gives the whole neighborhood something to look forward to during the darkest days of winter.

Problem: I planted tulip bulbs last fall, and they never came up. Why?

Solution: Poor drainage could rot the bulbs or voles could be dining on the delectable tulip bulbs. The answer is to go to

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