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Bulb starter worth it?
Andy Leeds
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I've used rootgrow on 'expensive' shrubs and perennials as it feels like a sensible outlay versus the cost of the plants.
With the similar 'bulb starter' (or rootgrow itself) do people feel it's worth it purely for bulbs as they (the bulbs) are a lot cheaper so spending on a rootgrow product may not be cost effective?
Or do people find that they significantly improve the flowers than without using anything so may be worth it?
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Bulbs come up and they flower, it's all in the bulb already.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Nice quick reply, thanks ?. Don't think I'll bother and save myself some cash (or spend more on getting more bulbs ?).
I like 'inky' chrissieB
I try to remember to feed the established bulbs just as they are starting into growth, so about October/November here - just blood fish and bone or growmore and also a feed that I water in for the container pots of bulbs.
Does this mean you can put them in previously used compost if you're not too bothered about keeping them for the next year?
I may be wrong, but I would imagine if you used previously used compost you would need to add some food/nutrients like blood fish and bone or bonemeal or perhaps growmore to the compost and mix it well in.. I try to use fresh compost/garden compost each time I plant or replant anything.
bulbs need feeding in the foliage stage GD which is mostly after flowering.Though with alliums this is not the case
In the sticks near Peterborough
I'm confused. Can I bung the bulbs in or do I need to add nutrients to the compost?