I never thought of growing glads in pots but it's a brilliant idea. They have to be dug up before frost where I live and I can't be bothered so just don't plant them. It would be so much easier to get them out of a pot. I'll try it next spring. Do you think I could overwinter them in the pot if I move it to the same place I'd store the bulbs (if I dug them up)?
I've always left mine in the pots overwinter, and moved them to a sheltered spot in the garden. I do the same with potted tulips. Means you don't have to look at the tatty foliage as it dies down.
When the new shoots appear, I drag them back out of the 'dumping ground' and give them a liquid feed to boost them back into action.
If frost damage is a concern I don't see why you couldn't store the pots in the same way as the lifted bulbs. Maybe letting the compost dry out to avoid rotting might work to insulate, the same as wrapping them in newspaper would?
I'm far too lazy a gardener to faff about lifting and storing bulbs. I leave it to chance 😆😉. My glads have survived a few years, so far...
Yes Harry, with a regular feed I've had one lot of bulbs in the same pot of compost for approx 4yrs. Maybe I deserve a slap on the wrist for that admission of laziness and neglect? 😮
Pot shuffling is a great way to keep a good seasonal display showing in your fancy pots. If you're planning to do tulips for spring when you lift the glads, I reckon you might get away with overplanting with winter pansies or violas. They should flower overwinter, ahead of the tulips peeping through 😊.
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Will give them a chance with the expected warmth of September, but when is best to move them - after the leaves go brown?
When the new shoots appear, I drag them back out of the 'dumping ground' and give them a liquid feed to boost them back into action.
If frost damage is a concern I don't see why you couldn't store the pots in the same way as the lifted bulbs. Maybe letting the compost dry out to avoid rotting might work to insulate, the same as wrapping them in newspaper would?
I'm far too lazy a gardener to faff about lifting and storing bulbs. I leave it to chance 😆😉.
My glads have survived a few years, so far...
My plan for any bulbs now is to put them all in plastic pots that fit in the nicer ones and just change them out to suit.
I'd assume you could get a couple of years out of the same compost in a pot?
Maybe I deserve a slap on the wrist for that admission of laziness and neglect? 😮
Pot shuffling is a great way to keep a good seasonal display showing in your fancy pots. If you're planning to do tulips for spring when you lift the glads, I reckon you might get away with overplanting with winter pansies or violas. They should flower overwinter, ahead of the tulips peeping through 😊.
That was 3 layers of bulbs though, might stick with 2 this year although I fancy pairing tulips with wallflowers as well.