When to plant bulbs UK

Bulbs can make a garden look stunning, plant them at the correct times and you could have a fantastic display in the garden impressing family and friends as they come around to the house. Here we will go through when to plant bulbs UK

You can get Spring flowering bulbs for the garden, these consist of daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, snowdrops, crocuses plus many more. You can also get summer flowering bulbs for the garden these are gladioli, lilies, begonias and many others.

With flowers that grow from bulbs, you can either cut these and have them in a vase or you can leave them attached to the bulb in the soil. The bulb will not grow another flower that year if you do cut them off for a vase though. They will last longer if they are in the garden.

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When to plant spring bulbs in the garden

Spring bulbs are important to any garden and every garden should have some. The reason for this is that they are the first flowers that are available to the bees for pollen when they wake up from there winter hibernation. Spring flowers can add a lot of colour to a bland garden in spring as most plants will not be flowering and it will all just be mainly green.

The time you want to be thinking about planting your spring bulbs from daffodils, tulips, snowdrops and the rest is in September through to December. Ideally, you want to get them in before the first frost. The reason why your spring bulbs need to be planted before the first frost is that they need to start growing those roots and waking up from being dormant.

When to plant summer bulbs in the garden

Summer bulbs are great to have in the garden. They can add beautiful colour, nice fragrances and what’s better they can come every year. Summer bulbs include dahlias, gladiolas and lilies.

The right time to be planting your summer bulbs is in February through to April. These can be started in pots first then when the frost has passed these can then be planted outdoors. Don’t plant them outdoors too early when there is a chance of frost as this can damage the bulbs. IF you are planting them up in pots keep them in a greenhouse or polytunnel until the frost has passed.

Choosing the right bulbs

When you are out shopping for bulbs you need to check that they are in a good condition, you won’t know if they will actually grow but you can purchase the best-looking bulbs. These checks which you can do will help with the chances of getting great flowers.:-

• –          Don’t buy bulbs that are damaged
• –          Make sure they are not shrivelled
• –          Make sure they are hard and not soft.
• –          Do they look healthy and fresh?

Planting bulbs in pots

When you are planting bulbs in pots you need to stick to the same type of bulb in one pot i.e all daffodils in one tulip in the other. This is to get the best display possible. If you mix and match you risk flowers coming out at different times and different heights.

How to plant bulbs

Bulbs are extremely easy to plant in the garden. You can get your children or grandchildren involved in planting the bulbs in your garden. Kids will love doing this.

To plant bulbs in the ground all you need to do is choose some soil that is well-draining and won’t get too boggy. Choose an area that gets some sun and warmth, it does not want to be too shaded. When planting bulbs, you need to do this are around the depth of around 3 bulbs. Leave the space of around 3 bulbs between planting them. When planting, the bulbs make sure the tops are pointing up. You can usually tell which way is the top as it is slimmer and usually has a point, don’t plant them upside down. When you have planted, they place the soil back on top of them. The best way to plant a bulb is by using a bulb planter.

How to plant bulbs in pots

When you are planting bulbs in pots as you have not got space or any ground to plant them in you need to decide which bulbs are going in which pots. You should really stick to one type of bulb in each pot if you are planning on mixing them you need to remember some may flower at different times to others.

When you are planting the bulbs plant them towards the bottom of the pot this way you can plant other items in the tops of the pots when the bulbs have died back until the year after when they will come through again.

Make sure that the pot you are choosing to plant in has drainage holes in the bottom so they do not get waterlogged. If the pot does not have holes in it add some yourself to the pot by drilling them in.

Purchase Bulbs

Are you looking at purchasing bulbs for your gardens click the link below which will take you to Amazon where you can purchase bulbs directly.

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