How's Your Spring Bulbs ???

[northepaul]

I dug out all the bluebells in the strawberry bed (again, third or fourth year running) and guess what? I notice this afternoon that they are growing strong and green!

Oh no not you too! They come up everywhere here, eventhough I dug out hundreds last year!!
I wish my snowdrops were as strong!!

[jojo2910]

Is there a way to propagate snowdrops. We have 3 in flower and I want more in another part of the garden. I was hoping to take the seeds and spread them into the area I am hoping to grow some more.

[Florence Fennel]

Oh no not you too! They come up everywhere here, eventhough I dug out hundreds last year!!
I wish my snowdrops were as strong!!

Beautiful as they are, once established they seem to be like JAs, you just cannot get rid of them! I relocated lots of the bulbs to a kind of wild part of my garden, but only a few have come up ........ up to now!

[Florence Fennel]

Is there a way to propagate snowdrops. We have 3 in flower and I want more in another part of the garden. I was hoping to take the seeds and spread them into the area I am hoping to grow some more.

Once mine have stopped flowering and while they are still "in the green", I gently dig them up and divide and replant the bulbs. If you do this, they'll make more bulbs and you'll have plenty more for free.

[Nicos]

I've just picked the first 7 tete a tete and put them in a tiny vase.

Lovely- just lovely!

[shirlthegirl43]

They are still in the porch waiting for me to plant them

[Headfry]

Current thinking is not to move snowdrops 'in the green' but to wait until summer then move them - dont know if this helps

[bramble]

Crocus in blossom and daffs have big fat buds on, so should'n be too long now.

[Amanda1]

What's the latest you can plant out alliums? I want to put some in pots for the summer but I'm not sure if this should have been done in November.

[FionaH]

I think Alliums should have been done in the Autumn. If you have some plant them now for next year

[Two_Sheds]

My alliums went in in the autumn, but if you can find any get them in now

[Amanda1]

Thanks, I thought I was a bit late, I think I'll wait til Autumn and do all my bulbs together. I've got snowdrops in the green arriving soon I hope otherwise bulbs don't do well in my clay soil, hence the need to have them in pots. The snowdrops will go in the ground, I have bluebells too so hopefully the snowdrops will be able to breed and multiply