Don't go shopping!

[alldigging]

I've bought some bulbs from Wilkos and the £shop near me (£world)!

Not a problem but now I've got to plant the things!

:-)

[veggiechicken]

Bulbs are on offer in LIDL in a week or so too

[singleseeder]

I've bought some bulbs from Wilkos and the £shop near me (£world)!

Not a problem but now I've got to plant the things!

:-)

Last year, I'd bought loads of miniature dafs etc and hadn't got around to planting them so at the end of the year I bunged them in 5s in plant pots. In the spring when they were a few inches high I knocked out the whole potfull and planted them where there were gaps in the borders. I might do that again as looking at the borders now I couldn't tell you where there is space.

[binley100]

I got a box of 100 bulbs from wilkos last year cheap .......mixed them up and scattered them then planted them where they fell .......was losing the will to live by the time I'd finished .........

[ladylottie]

I got a box of 100 bulbs from wilkos last year cheap .......mixed them up and scattered them then planted them where they fell .......was losing the will to live by the time I'd finished .........

Yes, I know what you mean! But was it worth all the effort? Did you get lots of flowers?

[veggiechicken]

I still have half a mammoth bag of mixed daffs staring at me, begging me to plant them - well, they did last year! Some even flowered in the string bag

[binley100]

Yes, I know what you mean! But was it worth all the effort? Did you get lots of flowers?

yep especially the alliums .......

[WendyC]

I love buying bulbs. It's like being given free rein in the sweet shop but planting them is another matter. There's nothing to show for your efforts. I like Singleseeder's idea of starting them in pots as I know I've got gaps too but where are they?

[alldigging]

I've put some in the back garden but think I need to attack the front garden next and put some in the lawn.

[binley100]

I'm waiting till they reduce them ........
although I bought some overwintering japanese onions today

[Florence Fennel]

I'm looking forward to seeing whether my bowl grown hyacinths appear in the spring. I look at the cheap bulbs every year and at the long handled bulb planters. Then I look away.

[northepaul]

Thanks for the reminder, I'm off to Wilkos next week then!

Which are best for bulbs, the 99p store or £1 shop? (Or is that like asking how long is a peice of string?! )