Forum home› Problem solving
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Bulbs already growing

laura101187laura101187 Posts: 13
in Problem solving
Hi everyone

I planted a lot of bulbs a few weeks ago, including a large selection pack in a big pot. I went out today and the ones in the pot are already growing and showing well above the soil. I’ve put some additional soil on them but how can I delay them until Spring?

Could this be due to the mild weather? Has anyone else had this?

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

thank you all!
«1

Posts

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I don't think there's anything much you can do but the cold weather, when it comes,should stop them for a while. Climate change means that our plants no longer follow what is prescribed the gardening books or the packets your bulbs came in.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Not ones that have just been planted but yes others have growth and this is normal for us this time of the year. They don't produce huge growth and don't flower in advance, maybe some weeks ahead unless the winter/early spring becomes very cold
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @laura101187 I don't know what you are growing but Muscari bulbs have alot of green growth in the Autumn then flower in early spring.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited October 2022
    Squirrels, badgers, whatever, dig up my bluebell bulbs but don't eat them.  They are starting to shoot (the bulbs that is, and maybe me - at the squirrels).  It always happens but I don't expect them tp flower before their usual time.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Hi @laura101187. It's fairly common for some to start sprouting, and as said - they'll settle down as it gets colder, and should flower at the usual times. Muscari foliage appears now, as @GardenerSuze says, and the flowers appear later, so if you have any of those, that's also normal. 
    As long as the bulbs are at the right sort of depth in your pots, they should be fine.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I wish the squirrels would dig up my bluebells! I doubt their arms ( do they have arms?) are long enough😒
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • muckyhandsmikemuckyhandsmike Posts: 239
    Well I’m not surprised really ... I thought I was in Rome or Lisbon this afternoon. Tea on the patio, no jacket or coat. It was actually warmer outside than in the house lol
  • muckyhandsmikemuckyhandsmike Posts: 239
    Flowers in my hanging baskets are back in bloom again .. not that im complaining !
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Aye - just rub it in @muckyhandsmike, why don't you!  
    Peeing yesterday afternoon here and I think our high was 13 degrees. I'd have needed my waterproofs and a few layers if I'd wanted tea on the patio!   :D

    It's certainly been exceptionally mild here, even with all the rough weather. Saves on the heating, so I suppose that's the one benefit. Warm autumns are just weird to me though.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • muckyhandsmikemuckyhandsmike Posts: 239
    Lol I get similar comments from my daughter who lives in Edinburgh 😁
Sign In or Register to comment.