How late is too late? My Peter Nyssen bulbs have arrived but I might not get chance to plant them until the 1st November. My gardener granny is quite distressed at this! Is it really a problem?
What would be the latest you would plant? I have a lovely selection of tulips and daffs, and can't remember if I threw any alliums in the basket but I might get some more anyway!
You can really continue planting bulbs for as long as they're viable. They may not perform so well if they're really late - ie in December, but as long as they're in the ground or a pot, and not getting completely dehydrated, they'll grow. They would certainly build up for the following year, especially if given a feed or two as the foliage dies back. Tulips are less reliable regarding re blooming well - most of them diminish over time, with a few exceptions.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You can really continue planting bulbs for as long as they're viable. They may not perform so well if they're really late - ie in December, but as long as they're in the ground or a pot, and not getting completely dehydrated, they'll grow. They would certainly build up for the following year, especially if given a feed or two as the foliage dies back. Tulips are less reliable regarding re blooming well - most of them diminish over time, with a few exceptions.
Fab, thank you. I've had single year tulips the last few years but this time as well as some 'fancy' ones I've ordered some that are supposed to be perennial and come back, so fingers crossed!
The species tulips are different, and will naturalise in the right conditions, and a few others like the Apeldoorns are more reliable [the big red or yellow ones] but it's difficult to give most tulips the right conditions in the UK.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I wouldn't worry, looking at the location. It'll be cold enough in Manchester, I would have thought. Certainly fine in pots if using commercial compost. We can plant them early October here no problem. Ground's been in single figures for a long time here.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
What would be the latest you would plant? I have a lovely selection of tulips and daffs, and can't remember if I threw any alliums in the basket but I might get some more anyway!
They would certainly build up for the following year, especially if given a feed or two as the foliage dies back.
Tulips are less reliable regarding re blooming well - most of them diminish over time, with a few exceptions.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We can plant them early October here no problem. Ground's been in single figures for a long time here.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...