Frumusetea bulbilor...

... consta in faptul ca puteti avea flori de la un an la altul, fara sa cumparati varietati noi si fara sa plantati in fiecare primavara, sa munciti ca robii sau sa asteptati o zi cu soare pentru a iesi in gradina.

The beauty of the bulbs consists in the fact that you can have flowers year by year, without beeing necessary to plant each spring, to work hard or to wait a sunny day to be in the garden.

Mai mult decat atat, florile cu bulbi pot sa va bucure apartamentul sau balconul cu putin efort depus din partea voastra.

More of that, bulbs flowers can be a joy also for an apartment or a balcony, with a little effort by your side.

Nu am facut poze, pentru ca am realizat ca nu am ce sa va arat, decat poate niste pamant proaspat sapat si udat. Ideea era nu sa va arat zambile, irisi sau lalele, ca toata lumea stie cum arata, ci sa va arat stadiile acestora.

I don't have any pictures right now, because I realised that I have nothing to show you, except only some fresh ground, digged and wet. The whole idea is not to show you hyacinth, irises or tulips, because everyone knows hot they look like, but to show you the phases of growth.

In prima faza, ce am facut eu astazi, a fost sa sap o groapa pentru fiecare bulb sau pentru fiecare palc de bulbi, daca ati cumparat 2-3 bulbi lipiti, groapa nu foarte adanca, dar lata cam de doua ori, pus bulbul, apoi ingropat. Sa nu va fie frica sa ii ingropati de tot, adica sa turnati inapoi pamantul "excavat", pentru ca ei vor da linistiti frunze, si apoi flori, pentru ca ati afanat pamantul si nu vor fi probleme. Evident, sa nu uitati ca dupa plantare ei au nevoie de multa apa, nu numai in pamantul proaspat sapat, ci si pe langa. Nu va ganditi ca daca ati plantat bulbii pe o suprafata de 20-30 cm, voi doar acolo trebuie sa udati! Udatul va trebui reluat in fiecare zi fara ploaie, pe o perioada de cel putin o saptamana, pentru a fi siguri ca vor avea tot necesarul de apa pentru a creste. In casa trebuie pusi intr-un loc fara soare direct, nu langa calorifer (macar pana dau frunzele) si udati, de asemenea, in fiecare zi.

First step, what I did today, is to dig a hole for each bulb or for every 2-3 twins bulbs, a not to deep hole, but wide as twice as your bulb, put the bulb and then burried. Don't be afraid to burry them completely, then to put back the ground "excavated", because the ground is loose and it's not a problem. The bulbs will make leaves and flowers, don't worry! Of course, don't forget that - after the planting - they need a lot of water, not only on the fresh ground, but also in the area. Don't think if you were planting the bulbs on a 20-30 cm area, you have to water only there! You have to water them in every day without rain, at least one week, to be sure that they will have all the water needed. In apartment they need a place without direct sunlight, far away from the heater (at least until you see some leaves) and you have to water them also every day.

Intotdeauna, si asta e valabil pentru orice tip de floare, sa respectati specificatiile de pe cutii, ghivece sau plicuri. Adica, la ce ma refer cand spun asta: daca acolo scrie ca planta se face mare si ca cei trei bulbi din plic se pun la distanta de 50 cm intre ei, atunci asa trebuie sa faceti. NU va ganditi ca stiti voi ca gladiola nu se face mare pe latime, ci este inalta, si n-are nevoie de 50 cm intre plante, pentru ca specificatiile nu se refera numai la planta de deasupra pamantului, ci si la radacinile pe care si le dezvolta ca sa o sustina.

Always, and this it goes for every type of flower, follow the specifications on the boxes, pots or envelopes. What do I mean by that: if you read that the plant grows tall and the 3 bulbs from the envelope have to have 50 cm between them, then you should do that! DON'T think that you know that gladiola is more tall than wide, and doesn't need 50 cm between plants, because the specifications are not reffering only to the plant above ground, but also to the roots that developes to sustain it.

Vorbind de gladiole, nu recomand sa le puneti in jardiniere sau ghivece mici. De fapt, eu nu as recomanda gladiola pentru apartament sau balcon, ci numai pentru gradina.

Talking about gladiolas, I don't recommend you to keep them in pots. In fact, I would not recommend gladiola for apartment or balcony, only for the garden.

Irisii... irisii au inflorescente superbe. Sunt diverse varietati, cele mai populare flori fiind cele mov-albastrui, inalte. Si pe acestea le recomand pentru gradina, pentru ca se tin aproape de gladiole ca si inaltime. Dar mai sunt alte varietati micute, frumoase, cu mov si galben, o specie numita Crocus, care nu creste mult in inaltime, dar care face multe flori. Acestea merg plantate in jardiniere lungi, chiar si de 1 m, sau in ghivece nu foarte inalte, patrate sau dreptunghiulare, de preferat.

Irises... irises have gorgeus inflorescences. Wide varietes, most popular beeing the purple-blue type, tall. I recommend them also for the garden, because are tall as much as gladiolas. We can find also a small variety, Crocus is its name, beautiful flowers, purple and yellow, o species with many flowers. These plants are good for ornamental flowers pot, 1 m long, not to tall, square or rectangle.

Toate femeile primesc in fiecare primavara zambile. Sunt superbe, miros extrem de frumos si sunt galbene, albe, mov sau roz. Adica sunt perfecte pentru jardinierele viu si pestrit colorate, alegand combinatii de culori placute ochiului. Nu au nevoie de ghivece sau jardiniere adanci, economisind astfel spatiul deosebit de pretios de pe un balcon sau de pe un pervaz de fereastra.

Every woman receives hyacinth in spring time. Nice flowers, with an incredibile smell, yellow, white, purple or pink. That means are perfect for ornamental flowers pot, very colorful, choosing combinations for your own taste. They don't need deep pots, saving this way the precious space on a balcony or on a window frame.

Daca alegeti sa plantati aceste tipuri de flori in gradina, va sfatuiesc sa le inconjurati cu "casetute" de lemn, un gardulet subtire si verde de sarma (ca sa nu vedeti gardul inaintea florilor!) sau cu bete inalte de care legati niste sfori. Chiar daca nu aveti caini! Dar cu atat mai mult daca aveti vreun "catelus" de ciobanesc carpatin si un nebun de caniche, cum avem noi. Plantele sunt fragile, chiar cand sunt mari, si e pacat sa le pierdeti. Nu le pierdeti de tot, dupa cum spuneam la inceputul articolului, ele au bulbi si vor da si anul viitor, dar pierdeti inflorescentele pentru primavara in curs.

If you choose to plant these flowers in the garden, I will advise you to surround them with wooden cases, a thin green wire fence (not to see the fence before the flowers!) or with sticks chained by ropes. Even if you don't have dogs! Especially if you have a "poppy" carpathian shepherd's or a wild caniche as we have. The plants are fragile, even if they are big and it's a shame to lose them. You don't lose them forever, as I said at the beginning of the post, they have bulbs, but you lose the inflorescences for the current spring.

Daca aveti noroc, zambilele vor da de 2 ori intr-o primavara, dar nu va puneti sperante prea mari in asta. Mai bine va concentrati pe irisi, care pot da de mai multe ori in decursul unui an, daca alegeti un soi puternic, sau pe gladiole.

If you're lucky, the hyacinth will make flowers twice in a spring time, but don't put many hopes in that. Better concentrate on irises or gladiolas.

Cand voi avea ce sa va arat, voi publica fotografii, ca sa vedeti nu fotografii artistice luate de pe net, ci, concret, cum arata plantele cu bulbi descrise mai sus, surprinse in diverse stadii de crestere.

When I will have something to show you, I will put some photos, to see how the plants and the bulbs are looking in my garden, in different phases of growth, not some pictures stolen from the internet.

Evident, daca aveti intrebari sau sugestii, nelamuriri sau sfaturi, va astept cu mare drag sa imi impartasiti din experienta voastra sau sa aflati mai multe de la mine!

Of course, if you have questions or suggestions, doubts or advices, I am opened and waiting for your experiences! Or ask more from me!