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bulb planting depth

LenoLeno Posts: 4

Can daffodil bulbs be too deep in containers, planted under earlier flowering bulb types? 

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  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    Yes you can plant them deeper under other bulbs, I've planted tulips deeper so I can plant wallflowers on topimage
  • Daffs generally go at the bottom and it's difficult to plant them too deep but, if growing them with tulips, I recommend you put the tulips at the bottom and use smaller, very early flowering daffodil types above them.  The large, later flowering types can look a bit messy in containers in my opinion, particularly if you will be leaving them there - remember that you need to let the leaves die back naturally so you want the untidy daffodil leaves to die back asap. 

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • LenoLeno Posts: 4

    Many Thanks...it's like gardening on a giant allotment...'always someone around who knows!

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