Have you noticed forks sticking up out of the ground in people’s gardens lately? Maybe in a small circle, with the tines pointing up and out in a way you could almost describe as… threatening?
That’s because it’s fork season! Of course, nobody’s actually growing utensils. But there is something growing underneath. And those forks, believe it or not, are an important part of the process.
Late fall is fork season because it’s also bulb season. Right now is the perfect time to plant daffodils, crocuses, tulips, hyacinths… pretty much any bulb that needs a chilling period before blooming in the spring. And no one likes a freshly planted bulb more than these guys:
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