Unfortunately, squirrels can get them very easily so that's a likely reason for them not showing @roisin_g68289. They can reach any small bulbs because they're usually nearer the surface - they don't tend to dig deep enough for bigger bulbs, as long as they're planted at the right depth, which is why your daffs are ok. A few are starting to flower here -tommasinianus mostly, which is fairly normal timing, but many are still just at the foliage stage - it largely depends on the variety. I often lose some just because of wet ground too, so if you're in a soggier area that can also be a reason, but my money's on the flying rats. Crows and magpies etc will take a few, but squirrels are notorious for it.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I’ve got a small patch of early crocuses in bloom in the corner of the front lawn … however one of the main roads into Norwich (Newmarket Road) has thousands of early crocuses blooming all along the verges into the city. Such a cheery site in dull February. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My Joan of Arcs are flowering which is very early for them. The others are all out, but that's about normal timing for them. Very few Cream Beauty unfortunately - the flying rats can reach them a bit too easily.
Is that a normal time of year for your crocus @stephlf361573? They cope very easily with wet ground which is why they can be so useful in very wet areas -a little burst of colour on those manky days
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Same here @Buttercupdays- although I had a few opening on a sunnier day last week [I think] so hopefully I'll get more in the next few days as we're in for a frostier spell of weather, which will mean a few hours of sun in between more weather fronts
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thank you all for your comments and some beautiful pictures. I've still not had a single one come up - perhaps a learning lesson for me! We planted them quite late last year, using the apple-corer style of bulb planter... This meant that the crows and jackdaws had perfect grass/soil plugs to pluck up, as the grass hadn't knitted together again yet.
We don't have any squirrels in our back or front garden, all down to the birds I think. However, I did plant one patch of crocus differently - I dug and lifted a whole circular patch of lawn, and laid them all underneath. No signs of surface disruption, but as nothing has come up maybe it was mice?
Has anyone planed crocus before that have came in the second year of planting? Or am I holding out for false hope haha!
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A few are starting to flower here -tommasinianus mostly, which is fairly normal timing, but many are still just at the foliage stage - it largely depends on the variety.
I often lose some just because of wet ground too, so if you're in a soggier area that can also be a reason, but my money's on the flying rats. Crows and magpies etc will take a few, but squirrels are notorious for it.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
The others are all out, but that's about normal timing for them. Very few Cream Beauty unfortunately - the flying rats can reach them a bit too easily.
Is that a normal time of year for your crocus @stephlf361573? They cope very easily with wet ground which is why they can be so useful in very wet areas -a little burst of colour on those manky days
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We don't have any squirrels in our back or front garden, all down to the birds I think. However, I did plant one patch of crocus differently - I dug and lifted a whole circular patch of lawn, and laid them all underneath. No signs of surface disruption, but as nothing has come up maybe it was mice?
Has anyone planed crocus before that have came in the second year of planting? Or am I holding out for false hope haha!