bone meal
by loretta
(p.e.i.)
is it true that bone meal is really unneccessary and just sits on the top of the land and do we rally need to water often? but because i have my bulbs in a raised bed and intend to put color annuals in afterwards do i dig them up in fear of rottening my bulbs while watering my annuals
Doug says that phosphorus is not particularly soluble and usually doesn't move around too much in the soil so yes, bone meal on top of the soil is pretty much a waste of time. If you're digging it in, that may be another story.
Bulbs need spring water and don't want summer watering. If you're planting annuals over top of them - yes, they'll rot out or not produce flower buds in a raised bed with constant summer watering. (too much stress) So yes, after the leaves have turned yellow, you'll save them by digging them out and storing them for the summer - replanting in fall.
