How do I plant bulbs with frozen ground?
Ive several packages of bulbs I didnt get planted before the ground froze. What can I do to still have them grow for this spring outside ?
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Hello Ahilly. Here's an article with some good information. You can plant your bulbs in pots using potting soil and store them in the garage until the ground is workable according to this article: https://www.thespruce.com/when-should-i-plant-spring-blooming-bulbs-1402231
I would dig up a large section of ground with a shovel instead of trying to use the wimpy bulb planting tool. Plant, add your amendments, and re-cover.
You can pot them up putting about 6 to a pot and keeping in a cool place for the winter. Set out in the Spring and then remove from the pots when they have finished blooming and plant them in the ground. When planting 5-6 inches deep, place some Bone Meal in the hole and then the bulb. This helps to deter the squirrels from digging them up.
I would go with planting them in pots, you may not have good luck planting them in any way into frozen ground, as the roots will not be able to grow from the warmth of the soil and if the bulbs then freeze they may not come up at all.
I would wait for the ground to thaw next spring.
I would wait for spring thaw to plant.
Plant them after they have finished blooming for this Spring and then plant them in readiness for the following year's blooms. I would let them complete their cycle for this Spring.