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It has a polished carbon steel head and an ash handle.
Bulbs should be planted with the pointy tip up, which will be smooth to the touch.
The base of the bulb will feel rough, which is where the roots spring out.
Instead of a backyard of big and beautiful blooms, you could be left with smaller, underwhelming flowers.
Planting at the wrong time
Planting your bulbs either too early or too late can harm their performance.
Give them a light squeeze.
They should feel hard, rather than soft.
Bulbs require different levels of light, with some preferring shade over sunlight.
Although we dont all have woodlands in our backyard, this is where they thrive, under shady trees.
