104. Managing your native onions
Plant bulbs at depth 3x
their height
Let them multiply naturally
– don’t need to do anything
Do best in an un-mulched
area of the garden
Harvesting; dig up and
replant in fall every 2-4
years
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/MendocinoSonomaCoastTwo
105. Succeeding with native onions - easy
Many do well in clay soils
Need water when actively
growing (winter/spring)
Summer water:
Taper off water when leaves
start to wither and flowering
ceases
Many onions are fine with just
a little summer water –
monthly or less
Need no added nutrients
109. Goldenstars in
the garden
In cultivated beds
In dry gardens – very drought
tolerant
In pots
Looks nice massed with other
yellow and blue/purple
flowers
In grasslands, grassy areas of
garden – even in shade
On dry hillsides
In a rain garden/vernal swale