The Invisible Crocus.

[Vimto]

Can anyone suggest a way of knowing where to plant new crocus bulbs in a roadside grass verge that already has a great many growing in it. When the planting season comes round in autumn the existing plants are long since gone and only the bulbs remain beneath the grass. It is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid hitting them. The grass is rough and is only cut after the crocus have died back and then maybe three or four times during the summer. It all began when a herd of cows created deep hoofmarks and I began planting crocus in them. Now that they are out and are a wonderful show it is easy to see where I could increase the display but by the fall I won't know where exactly to plant new bulbs.

[Chipchopper]

I think, Sherlock Holmes would call this a two pipe problem ;-).

The only thing I can think of is to take some photo's when they are in full bloom, so you can later refer to them to identify the absent or sparse areas.
Otherwise, perhaps make some reference marks on a fence or some other perminant feature or perhaps inter-mesh the two methods.

Not easy but you may strike lucky.
All the best
Chip

[pootler15]

Why don't you put stick markers in them after flowering? Or take a photo of them now, plus measurements from one edge to the other and the distance they are from one another etc. If you record it in a notebook or a little gardening diary you will have an idea in the Autumn of where they were from the photos, markers and or measurements and can place your new bulbs accordingly.