Plant Summer-Flowering Bulbs
Summer-flowering bulbs should be planted now: Prepare the soil first, to ensure that drainage is sufficient.
Summer-flowering bulbs should be planted now: Prepare the soil first, to ensure that drainage is sufficient.
Do you have bulb flowers in your garden? What cultivars? Do they already bloom?
Greenhouse bulbs that have finished flowering can now be fed weekly with high potassium feed, to build up the bulbs.
Bulbs coming up in the rock garden or in containers may benefit from overhead protection from the rain and snow.
Amaryllis bulbs can be potted up now: bring them into active growth with regular watering and feeding.
Lily bulbs can be planted in pots and in borders during mild spells.
Do you grow bulbs for Christmas flowering? When the shoots are 4-5cm long (1½-2in), the pots can be brought indoors.