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Planting wallflowers
It will soon be time to plant these lovely flowers again. They are so adaptable - last year I bought too many (not unusual), so planted the spares in a box, where they stayed until March. I was able to fill in many gaps in the garden and the flowers produced were equally as good as those planted in October,
Am I right in planting them deep? I'm sure I've read that advice somewhere. Any other helpful hints? Do people nip out the tops when planting? Feed them?
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I've never heard of planting them deep, but they are in the brassica family and you plant brussels sprouts and broccoli deep to stop them rocking. They can also have cabbagy problems like club root and flea beetles.
Pinching out the tips will make them bushier. They like a poor soil so don't need feeding.