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Buying Spring Bulbs (Tulips)
Buying Spring Bulbs (Tulips)
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 keeping it to plant based topics. They weren't to impressed when we took over and drank in the Strawberry  |
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hey blackbarn
Tulips have now arrived will probably plant over half term period really looking forward to my spring show!!! |
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I'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. |
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Escapee - 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 to say 21 in a group, cut round the space with a spade or half moon edger, put each group aside and then just strip the areas of turf to about four/five inches deep, fork over the ground quite vigorously and then replace and press the bulbs into the ground as random as you can get them, and pop the turf on the top and tread in and water well. Hope this helps.
Leopard - missed your post. Glad they've arrived!!. You'll love them. Hope you ordered Ballerina. |
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For Leopard read Dragon
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@blackbarn, thanks for advice. what does a bulb planter look like? I used a trowel, and now my hand really hurts
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No 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 method I quoted. https://www.waitrosegarden.com/product/_/kent-and-stowe-stainless-steel-long-handled-bulb-planter/classid.2000031774/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqbr2ycOQ3gIVg7DtCh2rYwYkEAQYAiABEgLLcvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CIStptPDkN4CFRcW0wodF5ULYA |
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great 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. thanks |
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@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 daffodils planted so far, aiming for between 1000 and 2000 so a lot more to go. Think I need to find a Polish attachment for the spade ( Someone who'll dig for £7/hour  ) |