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Does anyone know roughly how much snowdrop bulbs will be in the autumn?

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  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    Obelixx said:
    They've been ordering 2000 snowdrops in the green every year for several years from Jackie and Rob Potterton in Lincolnshire.   https://www.pottertons.co.uk
    Nice stuff, but they ain't cheap!
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    The fancy ones never are cheap but the ordinary ones are cheap enough and the price per plant decreases with quantity.   
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Mr. Vine EyeMr. Vine Eye Posts: 2,394
    £1.49 I paid for a pack of 15 from Aldi last September.
    East Yorkshire
  • elderberryelderberry Posts: 118
    Mr. Vine Eye said:
    £1.49 I paid for a pack of 15 from Aldi last September.
    Did they come up nicely? If so, I'll be off to Aldi this autumn with a very big trolley.

  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    elderberry said:
    Mr. Vine Eye said:
    £1.49 I paid for a pack of 15 from Aldi last September.
    Did they come up nicely? If so, I'll be off to Aldi this autumn with a very big trolley.

    That's still 10p per bulb - you'd be better off buying from Eurobulbs or the like. But better still buying now in the green.
  • guttiesgutties Posts: 224
    What does "in the green" actually look like?  Anyone have any pictures?
    Just wondering how you plant them if they are more advanced than a dry bulb
  • Fran IOMFran IOM Posts: 2,872
    I must admit I would be like to know too. Funnily enough I got an email from Gardeners'
    World and there is an offer of "snowdrops in the green" if anyone is interested. Can always forward it on. Don't know if it is a good offer or not. 
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    gutties said:
    What does "in the green" actually look like?  Anyone have any pictures?
    Just wondering how you plant them if they are more advanced than a dry bulb
    A bulb with leaves and sometimes flowers, plant them like you would any bulb but with the leaves emerging from the ground


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    It means as a growing plant with leaves and roots and maybe flowers.  Snowdrop bulbs are small and can dry out if lifted too soon and/or badly stored and/or not planted as soon as they're bought.  "in the green" means you get a growing bulb and plant it straight away so more likely to succeed.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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