Do snowbells last OK in damp ground? I would be afraid of them rotting next winter perhaps?
I have heavy clay soil, which remains wet and so wondered how they would get on in my garden.
I believe they need damp ground as they hate drying out. Wet however is another story - standing water, which you may well have, is going to rot most things (tell me about it). But, only one way to find out!
Have a look at Cambo. They specialise in dividing their own huge collection I have never been disappointed
Yes, as per my ealier post I'd seen them. But they ain't cheap! What I don't know is if it's necessary to pay their prices to get good bulbs. They can be had much cheaper, but maybe then you end up with dried-up small bulbs, which probably won't survive. A bit like the rubbish some supermarkets sell.
It sounds a bit early to me to dig up snowdrops in mid January??
I had some from an inlaw originally and mine grow better than theirs ever did in Buckinghamshire. I garden in rather acidic sandy soil in Cheshire and mine grow very well.
When you can grow a plant easily in your garden, you do have to remember that not every one can.
The snowdrops you buy ‘in the green’ aren’t dug up now ... you order them now and they’re usually dug up and despatched after flowering when the leaves are beginning to ‘go over’ ... from memory in March/April ish.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I rang Eurobulbs this morning. They said if I ordered today they'd dig them up and send them this week. Don't like the sound of that! Important to wait until they've finished flowering as I understand it. Might have to go with Cambo, though they are a lot more expensive.
Abbey Country Gardens are selling 1000 for £70. Not sure when they dispatch them though - looking back at the ones I ordered in 2015, I ordered on Feb 15th and planted them on Feb 18th so they must send them straight away!
That's a good price. Can you remember if they had flowers on them when they arrived? I assume one should wait until the flowers are over and the foliage is starting to die back before lifting them. Maybe if I wait until mid February too and then order, assuming we're not all under three feet of snow!
BTW, they're advertised on the website as "Single Snowdrops 4/5 In The Green" - any idea what the 4/5 means????
Yes, " bulbs may be described by size, expressed as the circumference at its
widest point. For example, a 10/12 bulb is between 10 and 12 centimetres
round at its widest point;"
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I had some from an inlaw originally and mine grow better than theirs ever did in Buckinghamshire.
I garden in rather acidic sandy soil in Cheshire and mine grow very well.
When you can grow a plant easily in your garden, you do have to remember that not every one can.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
A A Milne
https://abbeycountrygardens.co.uk/product/single-snowdrop/
BTW, they're advertised on the website as "Single Snowdrops 4/5 In The Green" - any idea what the 4/5 means????