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This video explains how to plant amaryllis bulbs and care for them to encourage reliable flowering. I cover pot choice, planting depth, watering, light levels, and simple maintenance that supports strong blooms. It is helpful for gardeners wanting successful indoor flowering plants and easy bulb care guidance.
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Let's plant our Christmas amarillas.
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Welcome to Gardening with Ben. And in
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today's video, we're going to be
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planting our Christmas Amarillises.
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We've got three of these. We've got a
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red one, we have got a white one, and we
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have got a pink one. So, yeah, we've got
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three amarillis to plant, which I am
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looking forward to. Usually we just grow
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one, but I saw all three colors and I
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thought, why not? Why not plant them
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all, so yeah, we've got all three of
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these amorillis. Now, you can get these
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from most garden centers and wholesale
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stores. They're selling them now, and
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they take about 16 weeks to flower, so
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possibly looking around January time.
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Now the main thing with amorillis is
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that you don't cover them fully with
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compost and you don't water them after
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you've watered them the first time. You
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water them when they start to flower. So
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these can grow really really tall. So
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make sure you're growing them somewhere
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warm, somewhere with sunlight and yeah,
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grow them in your house or your flat. So
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let's get these out. Let's get these
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planted and then we'll take them home to
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start them growing and hopefully get
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some beautiful flowers on them. I wonder
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which one's going to flower first. I'm
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guessing the red one. Let me know in the
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comments which one you think will flower
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first.
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Now, these are the packs that we've got
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a bit. We've got the pink one, we got
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the red one, and we've got the white
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one. Now, the pink bulb is absolutely
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massive compared to the other two. So,
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I'm guessing that might have more
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flowers on it than the other ones, but
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we'll see. We'll see how well they get
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on. As you can see, they're starting to
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come to life already. So, yeah, we do
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need to get these in the ground and get
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them planted in these pots. They used to
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come in uh actual proper pots, but it
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looks like they've just given you
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plastic pots now, which I'm not too keen
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on. But we'll see if if we've got some
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proper pots to put them in to take them
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home. Now, they've actually put proper
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compost in. Before, it's been that one
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that you put water on it to expand it,
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but it looks like we've got some proper
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compost in these. So, yeah, let's get
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them in the compost and ready to take
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home.
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Now, there's no holes in these pots. So,
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if you are wanting to put them in a
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proper pot, you'll obviously need to put
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holes in them for drainage. Uh, so
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that's what we will do. But we'll put
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some holes in them so that they can
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drain and let the water out.
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So, I've now put plenty of holes in them
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so that they get plenty of drainage and
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they don't get too water locked. So,
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yeah, let's get the bulbs in.
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So, they're not the best pots that I
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found, but they will do. They will do.
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This one's all right. This one's just
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the right size, but these two and
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they're struggling to fit in. But oh
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well, they'll do. But yeah, just to
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remind myself that the pink ones in the
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gray one, the red ones in the white one,
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and the white ones in the purple one.
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So, let's take these home. I'm not going
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to water them here cuz obviously I don't
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want water getting everywhere on the way
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home. So, we're going to take them home,
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give them some water, and put them in a
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nice sunny position.
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So, I've now brought them home and I've
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labeled them up so that I know which
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ones are which as I found better pots to
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fit them in, which is better. They fit
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nicely snug into them. So, yeah, we just
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need to give them a water and hopefully
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they'll get growing. I just need to make
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sure it shoots pop upwards. But, if
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they're in a well lit place, they'll go
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towards the sun. So, you might have to
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keep turning them around. And we've also
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found last year's out as well, which has
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got two bulbs on it. It's got like a
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little side shoot popping out of it. So,
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we might get two plants growing off that
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one. But yeah, let's give them a water
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and get them going.
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So, we've now given them a nice little
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drink of water. Not too much, but
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hopefully enough to get them growing.
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And we'll probably won't water them
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again until they start to flower cuz
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that's what I usually do, apparently.
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So, they say that it should take about
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16 weeks for them to flower. So, we'll
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see. It might be January or it might be
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earlier in Christmas. We'll see. But I
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don't know what color that one is. I
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think it's red. But yeah, let's hope
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they grow well.
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Make sure you follow us on Facebook and
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on Instagram because I'll be sharing on
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my stories how well they're getting on.
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So, if you don't check out my stories,
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check out my Facebook and Instagram
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stories and you will be able to see how
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well they're getting on and which one's
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winning. Until next time everyone,
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remember keep smiling, keep shining, and
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keep gardening with Ben everyone.
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