1. I saw the wire, about six inches above the soil line. 2. Leave the upper third of the bulb above the soil line, which should be about an inch down from the top of the pot. 3. Leave the upper third of the bulb above the soil line. 4. Plant the bulbs with the tips right at the soil line and bottoms down on a layer of sand in a good, well-draining potting medium. 5. Plus, the soil line was much warmer than normal this year because of all the moisture. 6. Replant the new plants in a well-draining area with the neck above the soil line. 7. Roots may be sprouting from the trunk below the soil line, and will eventually strangle the tree unless it is dug out to the right level. 8. She suggests cutting off any unwanted woody plants at the soil line and painting the stumps with a herbicide such as Round Up. 9. The mother bulb is planted with most of its girth above the soil line. 10. The soil line should be about an inch down from the top of the pot. |