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Late bulb planting?

adriennepratt1XavD-ucVadriennepratt1XavD-ucV Posts: 17
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Greetings and a happy new year to all!

Well, I've just realised that I forgot to plant all the bulbs I bought back in the autumn (dwarf daffs, grape hyacinth predominantly). As a complete beginner, is it absolutely too late at this stage? Are the bulbs wasted? I've noticed that quite a few of them have put out green shoots at this stage, a bit of a disaster.

I'm in Dublin, weather has been ridiculously mild this season, hardly any frost. 6-10 degrees the last weeks with buckets of rain. 

Thanks so much.

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  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    I did exactly the same and planted on Monday into pots I would say it’s worth a go. You won’t lose anything and may get some flowers. 
  • Robin_GoodfellowRobin_Goodfellow Posts: 8
    I am always pleasantly surprised by how late you can plant bulbs nowadays. So much so that I always wait until mid-December and get some really good deals. I don't know if it's climate change, varieties or where we live (East Kent), but they tend to all come up. Stick them in.
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    They will be fine. It's happened to most of us and just tends to delay the flowering a little. 
  • adriennepratt1XavD-ucVadriennepratt1XavD-ucV Posts: 17
    Wonderful, thanks so much for the advice!
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