Cheapo bulbs

[chris]

I picked some cheapo bulbs up of various plants/flowers a while back in the pound shop.. forgot about them until now - and they're sprouting in the bag. Can't remember what they are, but planting time is March-May. Can I bung them in a seed tray of compost in the greenhouse and transplant when they've grown a little? I'm not ready for them in the garden yet.

Do all bulb-based flowers die down and regrow from the bulbs/new bulbs, or are some bulb annuals that need replacing every year? (sorry, I have *NO* idea about flowers what so ever ).

Just bought some to brighten the garden up, but fancy sticking some in the allotment too now.

[chris]

Ah, one of them was dutch iris..

[Two_Sheds]

Flower bulbs have all the goodness in them to grow a flower. Afterwards, they die back and the bulb reabsorbs the goodness, to flower again next year

I've never tried growing flower bulbs in modules and transplanting, but in theory it should work - it does for onions

Otherwise, you could grow them in flower pots like Morrisons' buckets, then just move the buckets around when they flower and away when they die back (I do it with lilies)

[chris]

Ahh, good idea thanks