I went to the dreaded Wally World last night in search of Beetle traps. To my surprise, I saw a display of summer blooming bulbs all marked down to .50 each. There were daylilies, asiatic lilies, hostas to name a few plus a bunch of peonies . My neighbor has a beautiful show of blooms each year and I have never dabbled.
I brought them home (4pks)and placed them in a can of needed water overnight. Any tips on planting today would be appreciated. I know my expectations are not high for success(have you seen the Wal-Mart Garden Center ?)but over the years some of the cheapest marked down plants have turned into real beauties .

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Peonies take 3 years to bloom so be patient. They are a very long lived plant so that makes up for it alittle bit lol. Yep plenty of water while they are getting situated but once they are well established I've hear then can go 9 to 11 days without being watered. Mine got planted in April and one got transplanted this month because I had inadvertantly put it on top of another bulb lol. I got mine from wally world too but they seem to be fine. I got white, pink and red ones and am really looking forward to when they bloom. I think they are a fantastic looking flower.

Bone meal in the hole was recommended for planting them and loosening the dirt that you make the mound out of so the roots can really crawl around. Also they like the soil a little acidic around 6.5. I can't think of anything else except the ants love them but don't do any harm. They have been crawling all over mine even though it will be years before they bloom.

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Sometimes up to 7 if they're little enough!!!

Probably only the green leaves...
They'll send up some greenery, soak up
some nutrients, and die off in the fall time
when the frosts/snows come...
And re~emerge in the spring time...

I have some in full sun, and some in shade until late afternoon and still bloom for me...

And Peonies loved to be watered at the roots,
not on their leaves *unless it's rain*
and try not to keep too much stuff on top of them,
it's okay to the side, but not actually over the top of them
(their dirt area),
they'll have trouble blooming...

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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
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Last year mine got thrips, made lots of buds that never bloomed. The buds didn't fall off but they felt like paper and never opened. I called a Master Gardner and was told it was thrips, a sucking insect. This year when the buds formed I sprayed mine with a spray to kill thrips and had big, beautiful blooms. They smell so good.

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