New Posts For Thread: Buying Spring Bulbs (Tulips)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulipsHi allI am looking for a specilist supplier of unusual tulip bulbs. Local Garden cetres have all the usual stuff and I am looking for something different to plant up this yearAnyone no of any good suppliers ?Thanks in advance@Blackbarn, I bought the equivalent tool from homebase on Sunday, hmmmm not a lot of use in the stone filled stuff I'm digging.Think I'm taking it back for a refund at the weekend.Also bought a small 'gold digger' type pointy spade, much better.440 dhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555811925#555811925@Blackbarn, I bought the equivalent tool from homebase on Sunday, hmmmm not a lot of use in the stone filled stuff I'm digging.Think I'm taking it back for a refund at the weekend.Also bought a small 'gold digger' type pointy spade, much better.440 dMon, 22 Oct 2018 11:55:19 -0500great stuff, I looked at it and thought it might not be sturdy enough ( my new spear and Jackson trowel bent trying to get below 4" ).But I see it has a 15 year guarantee, so I'm on a freeroll if I break it in the first week or two.thankshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555779983#555779983great stuff, I looked at it and thought it might not be sturdy enough ( my new spear and Jackson trowel bent trying to get below 4" ).But I see it has a 15 year guarantee, so I'm on a freeroll if I break it in the first week or two.thanksThu, 18 Oct 2018 13:36:21 -0500No wonder escapee, you did well to do 80 with one wrist - Here is a bulb planter - Sorry about the link length. I use one of these for my ground tulips that need to be deep. Daffs find their own way down, so depth is not so serious, hence the methodhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555779737#555779737No wonder escapee, you did well to do 80 with one wrist - Here is a bulb planter - Sorry about the link length. I use one of these for my ground tulips that need to be deep. Daffs find their own way down, so depth is not so serious, hence the methodThu, 18 Oct 2018 12:41:26 -0500@blackbarn, thanks for advice. what does a bulb planter look like? I used a trowel, and now my hand really hurtshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555779659#555779659@blackbarn, thanks for advice. what does a bulb planter look like? I used a trowel, and now my hand really hurtsThu, 18 Oct 2018 12:34:44 -0500For Leopard read Dragonhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555779655#555779655For Leopard read DragonThu, 18 Oct 2018 12:34:42 -0500Escapee - If you are planting daffs as singles, it is indeed a thankless task, even with a proper bulb planter. The key is the fling the whole on the grass, rearrange them a bit into fairly close individual groups of random odd numbers of bulbs, 9 thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555779567#555779567Escapee - If you are planting daffs as singles, it is indeed a thankless task, even with a proper bulb planter. The key is the fling the whole on the grass, rearrange them a bit into fairly close individual groups of random odd numbers of bulbs, 9 tThu, 18 Oct 2018 12:10:50 -0500I've just planted 80 daffodils in the shape of a in a 15' x 15' patch of public grass in Kennington.A lot harder work than I expected. hoping to plant about 500 round my area, originally aiming for 1,000 but phew, not sure I'm up to it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555779489#555779489I've just planted 80 daffodils in the shape of a in a 15' x 15' patch of public grass in Kennington.A lot harder work than I expected. hoping to plant about 500 round my area, originally aiming for 1,000 but phew, not sure I'm up to it.Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:51:06 -0500hey blackbarnTulips have now arrived will probably plant over half term period really looking forward to my spring show!!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555686457#555686457hey blackbarnTulips have now arrived will probably plant over half term period really looking forward to my spring show!!!Fri, 05 Oct 2018 12:44:32 -0500keeping it to plant based topics. They weren't to impressed when we took over and drank in the Strawberryhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555456227#555456227keeping it to plant based topics. They weren't to impressed when we took over and drank in the StrawberrySun, 02 Sep 2018 12:04:00 -0500Dan the new UP was cack. Hated it. Nothing like the old days. Sanitised football. The LS is ok,. My seat is fine. No excuse. 50k fans supporting a shoite football club. Mad? I reckon we are!CFC are a cracking team. You see great football. Oh that Romhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31440285/buying-spring-bulbs-tulips?post_id=555456199#555456199Dan the new UP was cack. Hated it. Nothing like the old days. Sanitised football. The LS is ok,. My seat is fine. No excuse. 50k fans supporting a shoite football club. Mad? I reckon we are!CFC are a cracking team. You see great football. Oh that RomSun, 02 Sep 2018 11:59:07 -0500