Talkback: Planting bulbs - Talkback

donutsmrs

07/12/2011 at 17:53

Can you tell me please if I should plant Nerine bulbs now as I have been given some and I'm not sure when they should go in.
The rest of my bulbs went just a few weeks ago, better late than never.

Emma Crawforth

09/12/2011 at 12:36

Hello donutsmrs,

Don't worry. Nerines are autumn-flowering bulbs so you don't need to plant them at the same time as spring-flowering bulbs. Planting in the spring will be fine. Have a look at our plant feature on Nerines at:

http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/nerine-bowdenii/2411.html

Emma

gardenersworld.com team

donutsmrs

09/12/2011 at 16:44

Hi Emma, that is very helpful thank you very much. I will now keep them until the spring then put them into a nice pot.

gardengirl6

09/12/2011 at 21:58

Good luck with your nerines. I think they are fabulous flowers. I do not seem to be lucky growing them, though. Last year I was given some, and I thought maybe I would be third time lucky trying to grow them. They did grow and flower, and I thought I had it cracked. However this year I got leaves only and not a single flower. Where did I go wrong?

donutsmrs

10/12/2011 at 20:36

I've never grown Nerines so this will be a challenge. I hope I am going to be able to them for a long time, sorry to hear that yours didnt last gardengirl6. They are just so pretty when in bloom and just what you need to see on a dull November day.

Richard Jones

16/12/2011 at 09:36

Personally, James, I don't think we have enough Venn diagrams in the garden.

beachley

17/03/2012 at 15:46

I have come upon some tulip bulbs which escaped from being planted in October......is it too late now to do this?

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