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Is it too late to plant daffodil and tulip bulbs?

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  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    @Fairygirl this is perfect! Thank you!! 😀 do they need much space around them in the pots? X
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Give them reasonable space, and make sure they're deep enough. They shouldn't be touching -about 1- 2 inches spacing for an average sized daff bulb if they're staying long term.
    If you use the bulb itself as a guide - roughly the width of the bulb is a good space.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    @Fairygirl @Fire it looks like majority have sprouted! 
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    Blue wow tulips - all have sprouted 
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    Bag of mixed daffs - some sprouted, some haven’t - actually most appear to be… got quite a lot!
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    another bag of another bag of daffs and narcissi sprouting 
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    A bag of crocus sprouting…
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Get them planted as soon as you can (pots or ground). They might flower, maybe later than normal. Give them a feed when the flowers go over, or when you think the leaves have grown as much as they're going to if they don't flower, so that they can build up the bulbs for next year. Tulips other than the species types aren't always good for more than the first year but it's worth a try. If you can put them somewhere where they'll get baked in the sun in the summer, they're supposed to prefer that. Daffodils will be fine in shade or with other plants growing around them.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    And finally… a bag of tulip johann strauss- however these don’t look good like all the others I’ve sent photos of. This bag, basically every one is covered in white and blue mold… so perhaps just bin these? Thanks! 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    If the mouldy ones feel soft or squishy, bin them. If they feel firm with just a bit of mould on the outside they might be worth a go.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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