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Alliums - can I plant now?

Rob LockwoodRob Lockwood Posts: 380
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I'd forgotten I'd ordered some Allium Sphaerae-ohforgetitnochance Drumsticks :) .  Can these be planted now or is it too wet/cold?  :)

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Plant them now. The soil is still warm.
  • Rob LockwoodRob Lockwood Posts: 380
    edited November 2022
    Thanks FB.  Just seen your cryptic location and would hazard a guess initials of "LE" or thereabouts :) but obvs, don't confirm or deny if you want to maintain privacy!
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    NG10 covers quite a wide area.  I'm between  Junction 25 M1 and 100 yards from the Erewash.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They'll be fine @Rob Lockwood, assuming you aren't planting them in a site that's soggy anyway. They do quite well compared to some others alliums in that regard, but a decent amount of drainage is still needed. 
    They multiply very easily though, so it wouldn't be a disaster if you lost a few. I'm always pulling some out that have got a bit full of themselves   :)
    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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