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Bulb lasagne...what now?

PrivetPrivet Posts: 93
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Hi all. I made a lovely bulb lasagne using daffodils, tulips, crocus, and dwarf iris. Obviously, these have all finished now after giving a glorious display, so my question is, what do I do now? They are in a lovely large pot, pot and I’d like them to come up again next year. Thanks for the help

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    Keep them fed and watered until all the foliage dies down then put them somewhere out of the way outside (by a house wall is ideal as the rain shadow will stop them getting too wet over the winter) until about February next year when you should see signs of growth.  Usually, not all of them will come back with the most reliable being daffs followed by crocus and tulips with dwarf iris being the least reliable in my experience.
    A good way of keeping a decorative pot in use all year round is to find 2 or 3 slightly smaller platic pots which fit inside it and plant into those.  That way you can pull the pot with the bulbs out as soon as they have finished and replace with another full of bloom.  :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • PrivetPrivet Posts: 93
    Thank you so much for that. I was sort of thinking along those lines anyway. 
  • PrivetPrivet Posts: 93
    Bob, I meant to say, good idea about planting in smaller pots. Thanks
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I do exactly as Bob describes [although I don't do the lasagne thing - preferring single types to a pot] and have differing plants in the same size of plastic pot to insert when needed. I 've just been outside replacing some Cheerfulness daffs which have finished, with a hosta, inside a [broken] terracotta pot which sits by my gate.  



    It's also useful to have a nice evergreen of some kind to pop in the pot for winter colour, until the bulbs start to show through   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • PrivetPrivet Posts: 93
    Thanks Fairygirl. The lasagne was great because everything came up in order, starting with the iris in mid February. I really hope the all come up next year! 
  • The Bald GardenerThe Bald Gardener Posts: 212
    I probably should not admit to this, but I googled 'bulb lasagne recipe' to see how it was made as I thought it was something edible. :blush:
    I'm new to this gardening malarkey though and in my defence I know you can eat certain flowers and that's what made me look.. :blush:
  • PrivetPrivet Posts: 93
    The Bald Gardener said:
    I probably should not admit to this, but I googled 'bulb lasagne recipe' to see how it was made as I thought it was something edible. :blush:
    I'm new to this gardening malarkey though and in my defence I know you can eat certain flowers and that's what made me look.. :blush:
    Haha! Every day's a school day. as they say!
  • The Bald GardenerThe Bald Gardener Posts: 212
    Thinking of my stomach as per usual. :blush:
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The Bald Gardener said:
    Thinking of my stomach as per usual. :blush:
     :D 

    As Bob said Privet - the little Iris tend to diminish over time, and the tulips will be the same, unless tehy're the species types. The daffs and crocus 'keep on keeping on' for ages. It's beneficial to replace the top layer of  soil/compost each year to refresh it, but just do it carefully so as not to damage the little Iris and crocus bulbs. A general feed [Blood, Fish and Bone or the granular types - whatever you like to use ] gives them a boost as they start into growth too. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • PrivetPrivet Posts: 93
    Thank you Fairygirl, much appreciated
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